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Goat's Cheese Salad


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4.6 from 14 reviews

  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

A simple recipe to make a light, tasty meal. Learn how to make this Goat's Cheese Salad in just a few steps. 


Ingredients

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Salad Dressing

  • 125ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
  • 45 ml (3 tbsp) balsamic vinegar
  • 3g (1/2 tsp) dijon mustard
  • 1 shallot, chopped finely
  • 1 clove or garlic, crushed
  • 3g (1 tbsp) fresh chives, chopped

Fried Goat’s Cheese

  • 2 rolls of goat’s cheese, with rind
  • 60ml (1/4 cup) vegetable oil
  • 150g (1 cup) plain flour
  • 180g (1 1/2 cup) panko crumbs
  • 1 large egg

Salad

  • 200g (6 2/3 cup) spinach, washed
  • 12g (2 tbsp) walnuts, crushed
  • 8 sundried tomato halves, roughly chopped

Instructions

  1. For the Salad Dressing: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and the dijon mustard until thicken and fully combined. Stir through the shallot, garlic and chives. Set aside.
  2. For the Fried Goat’s Cheese: Cut the goat’s cheese into 3cm (1½ inch) rounds.
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
  4. Place the flour on one plate, the panko crumbs on another and in a bowl whisk the egg.
  5. Coat the goat's cheese rounds in the flour then dip in the egg and finally coat with the panko crumbs.
  6. Place the coated goat’s cheese rounds into the frying pan and cook on both sides until golden brown. This should take about 1 or 2 minutes on each side. 
  7. Plate the spinach and toss through the dressing, sprinkle the walnuts and sundried tomatoes over and then top with your fried goat's cheese rounds. I drizzled some balsamic glaze over the top but this is just for aesthetics. 
  8. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

  • You can substitute the walnuts for other nuts if you like. I find pine nuts work well too.
  • If you are looking for a slightly healthier option, swap out the fried goats cheese and get the rindless goats cheese and sprinkle that over. I.e. leave it uncooked.
  • You can use normal breadcrumbs instead of the panko crumbs. I just prefer panko.
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Main
  • Method: Pan fry
  • Cuisine: French

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 826
  • Sugar: 6.9 g
  • Sodium: 528.1 mg
  • Fat: 54.7 g
  • Saturated Fat: 20.2 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 68.5 g
  • Fiber: 5.2 g
  • Protein: 18.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 58 mg