Farmers Market Salad with Goat Cheese Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 – 11 oz. log soft goat cheese, chilled
Dressing:
2 T. red wine vinegar
1 shallot, minced or 1 clove minced garlic and 1 minced green onion
1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme or ½ tsp. dried
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
¼ c. T. olive oil
Kosher salt to taste
Salad:
1 lb. baby new potatoes or red creamers
1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed
½ sweet red pepper, sliced thin into 2” strips
8 c. loosely packed mixed salad greens
⅓ c. small fresh basil leaves (packed)
1 lb. cherry, grape, and/or teardrop tomatoes, halved
½ c. pitted black olives, halved (Nicoise, Kalamata, or ripe black)
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Directions:Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl. Season with coarse salt and pepper. Set aside. Re-whisk before using. Cut cheese log into ⅓ in. slices and set aside. Roll in some fresh herbs if you like.
Steam potatoes until just tender, about 10 minutes. Rinse in cold water to stop cooking, cool, then slice or quarter. Steam green beans until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Rinse under cold water; drain, pat dry with paper towels.
Combine salad greens and basil in a large bowl. Add enough dressing to coat lightly; toss. Arrange on large platter. Add potatoes, green beans, and red peppers to same large bowl; add remaining dressing and toss. Arrange potatoes and beans atop greens. Scatter tomatoes and olives over. Surround with goat cheese rounds. |
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Notes: Cheese, dressing, and veggies may all be made 1 day ahead. Cover and store separately in refrigerator until ready to serve. Bring to room temperature before tossing with dressing and serving.
You can use already flavored goat cheese logs and serve with no coating at all. I like to use the honey flavored log and roll it in chopped, toasted pine nuts.
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