Salad of Bitter Greens, Fennel, Almonds & Blue Cheese with Quince Dressing

For this salad a mix of bitter greens is combined with sweet anise-flavored fennel, nutty toasted almonds and some pungent blue cheese. The thread that weaves all the flavors together is a mildly sweet dressing made with deliciously floral-flavored quince paste, sherry vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil.

2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1 shallot, minced
2 tablespoons membrillo or quince paste
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
2 bunches of cress, trimmed
1 endive, thinly sliced
½ large head radicchio, cored and thinly sliced
½ large fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced
½ cup sliced almonds, toasted
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese

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