Thursday, June 11, 2009

Un-Cooking: Strawberry-Pear Salad with Goat Cheese



I just posted one of my partner Rochel's recipes and I thought I'd share another. I feel silly posting this as a recipe because it is is less of a recipe than a list of ingredients, but it's so addictively tasty that I wanted to share it with you all. We make this with inexpensive kosher goat cheese we buy a huge log of for around $4 at Costco.

STRAWBERRY-PEAR SALAD WITH GOAT CHEESE


[ Gluten-Free / Vegetarian / Soy-Free ]


Romaine lettuce, chopped or Boston lettuce, torn
Ripe pear, sliced
Strawberries, sliced
Goat cheese
Balsamic vinaigrette (balsamic vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, black pepper, a little dijon mustard and some raspberry jam or pomegranate juice to sweeten it a bit)
Optional: Pecans

On each plate put a generous amount of romaine lettuce, then arrange strawberries, pear slices and slices of goat cheese in an attractive way. Sprinkle with pecans (optional) and drizzle with dressing right before serving.

8 comments:

  1. I love this "uncooking" series! What brand of goat cheese is gf and kosher from Costco? I adore Costco!

    Here's another salad for you: cube ripe white peaches and dried cherries (from Costco) over romaine or bibb lettuce, add sliced almonds or toasted pecans. I top with a homemade vinaigrette made of 4 parts EVOO, 1 part pomegranate molasses, 1 part balsamic vinegar; plus, leftover peach juices. SO GOOD!

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  2. It's this stuff from Woolwich Dairy. It might be regional. It's OU. A very generous log for under $5.

    That salad sounds amazing! I'd have to peel the peaches because I can't bear the feeling of my teeth going through the fuzzy skin (weird, I know). It's like nails on a chalkboard to me. But I love the taste of peaches. I'll have to give it a go - Sounds like we like similar salads and dressings! I don't think I've ever put dried cherries on a salad but I love them so I'll have to give it a try.

    I'm going to post another really delicious green salad that features fruit soon.

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  3. Hi! I'm new, your salad looks really good with the goat cheese and fruits, miam.

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  4. Sounds yummy!! Have to go try it!

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  5. Bob loves salads with goat cheese! Will have to try this combination. Thanks for the "un-recipe."

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  7. This salad looks so delicious. I'll try this at home

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