A beautiful, fragrant, and rich salad excellent for holidays, dinner parties, and everyday meals. Quick to assemble and impressive to serve, this salad recipe will quickly become one of your favorites.
Ingredients:
Your portions will be determined by the quantity of people and if this will be a side or dinner, served with a grilled chicken or steak.
- Romaine lettuce
- Boston lettuce
- Goat cheese, crumbed and torn
- Walnuts, chopped
- Dried cranberries to sprinkle throughout
- Cucumber, peeled and sliced
- Honey crisp apple, sliced
- Grapes, halved
- Red onion, sliced and sparingly
Dressing:
- 4 tablespoons evoo
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions:
Dressing:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a mason jar and shake vigorously.
Salad:
- Assemble all of the ingredients in your serving bowl, except the goat cheese, and combine.
- Add the goat cheese and gently toss.
- Dress the salad in the bowl or serve with the dressing on the side.