Recipe for Romaine Salad, Red Grapefruit and Roquefort in Vinaigrette 
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Yield:
8
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
POMEGRANATE-PORT VINAIGRETTE ----------------
1/3 cup ruby port
1/3 cup orange juice
1 cup pomegranate juice or cranberry juice
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbl minced shallots
1 x egg yolk
2 tbl red wine vinegar
1/2 cup safflower or peanut oil
2 tbl walnut oil
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
----------------- TO ASSEMBLE SALAD ----------------
8 cup cleaned and torn romaine hearts
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup ruby red grapefruit segments abt 2 grapefruits
3/4 cup crumbled Roquefort cheese
3/4 cup walnuts lightly toasted,
and skins rubbed off
Instructions:
Instructions: Combine the port, juices, and garlic in a nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer until reduced to 1/3 cup. Put the shallots in a stainless bowl, strain the reduction over them, and cool.

Add the egg yolk, port reduction, and red wine vinegar to a bowl and whisk to combine. Combine the safflower and walnut oils and drizzle into the yolk mixture, whisking to emulsify. Season with salt and pepper.

To assemble the salad: Dress the romaine with the pomegranate-port vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper. Divide between 8 chilled plates. Divide the grapefruit segments between the salads. Sprinkle crumbled Roquefort, then walnuts, and finally pomegranate seeds on top of the salads. Serve immediately.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

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