Green Salad with Apples and Toasted Walnuts

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup walnut pieces
• 2 Granny Smith or other tart apples, cored, halved and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 Tbs Dijon mustard
• 2 Tbs minced shallot
• 1 tsp sugar
• salt and pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 8 cups mixed salad greens

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Spread walnut pieces on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake walnuts for 5 to 8 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes, until just toasted. Pour into a bowl to cool.
2. Place apples in a bowl and toss with 1 Tbs vinegar.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together remaining vinegar, mustard, shallot and sugar; season with salt and pepper.
4. Whisking constantly, drizzle in olive oil and continue to whisk until smoothly blended.
5. Place salad greens, apples and walnuts in a large bowl. Toss with dressing just before serving.