Watercress Salad with Manchego, Membrillo, and Almonds

Ingredients

• 4 ounces membrillo, small dice
• 4 ounces Manchego cheese, shaved into thin slices
• ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 2 bunches watercress, stemmed and washed
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• + 1 more ingredients
• • 1 medium garlic clove, minced

Combine the garlic, vinegar, and a couple of pinches of salt in a medium, nonreactive bowl. Whisking constantly, add the olive oil in a steady stream until completely incorporated. Combine the watercress, almonds, half of the cheese shavings, and half of the diced membrillo in a second bowl. Dr...

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