Apple Salad With Blue Cheese Croutons And Cider Dressing | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 2 slices French bread, cubed (about 1 1/2 cups of 1/2-inch cubes)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 ounces blue cheese (recommended: Maytag)
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup walnut pieces
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon Essence
• 2 medium sweet apples, such as McIntosh or Fuji, cored and thinly sliced, with the peel on
• 5 tablespoons soft apple cider
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon minced shallots
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Pinch ground black pepper
• 6 cups mesclun
• 1/4 pound prosciutto or Serrano ham, thinly sliced then shredded