This salad is a staple in Michigan restaurants, highlighting the bounty of Michigan grown food. Michigan is known for its Montmorency cherries, grown primarily in the Grand Traverse Bay region, commonly known as the cherry capitol of the United States. This area hosts an annual cherry festival, celebrating the harvest of the cherries in July. The cherries, apples, walnuts and blue cheese in this salad perfectly complement each other with the sweet, salty and nutty flavors combined with the tart crunch of the apple. To make this salad into a lunch or dinner entrée, add grilled or baked chicken breast.
Michigan Cherry Salad
A fresh delicious salad with a homemade raspberry vinaigrette dressing,
Ingredients
Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing
Instructions
- Put all dressing ingredients in a small jar with a lid. Shake before serving.
- Place greens in a bowl. Top with diced apples, blue cheese, cherries and walnuts. Drizzle dressing on the salad and serve.