CHOPPED APPLE SALAD WITH TOASTED WALNUTS, BLUE CHEESE, AND POMEGRANATE VINAIGRETTE!!!

Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Walnuts,
Blue Cheese, and Pomegranate Vinaigrette
Pomegranate Vinaigrette:
1/4 cup pomegranate molasses
2 Tbs. red wine vinegar
1 heaping Tbs. Dijon mustard
1 Tbs. honey
salt
freshly ground black pepper
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
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Salad:
6 apples (Granny Smith, Gala, Fuji) skin left on,
core removed and cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 cups baby spinach
2 heads endive, thinly sliced
1 cup toasted coarsely chopped walnuts
3/4 pound blue cheese, crumbled
salt freshly ground black pepper
I also added bacon bits
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For the Vinaigrette: Whisk together the pomegranate molasses, vinegar, mustard, honey, and salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil until emulsified.
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For the Salad: Combine the apples, spinach, endive, walnuts and blue cheese in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and toss to cat, season with salt and pepper, to taste.