Pistachio Goat Cheese Salad Recipe
This Goat Cheese Salad is a scrumptious blend of sweet and tangy flavors. Pistachio-crusted creamy goat cheese complements crisp greens, juicy segments of blood orange and dried cranberries.
Servings: 4
Calories: 266kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) log goat cheese
- ½ teaspoon Ancho chili powder
- ⅓ cup pistachios, roughly chopped
- 1 head Butter lettuce (about ¼ pound), washed, dried and torn into bite-sized pieces
- 4 medium-large blood oranges
- ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
- ½ cup dried cranberries
- about ¼ cup Blood Orange Vinaigrette
Instructions
For the pistachio-crusted goat cheese
- Place a large sheet of parchment paper on a clean dry surface. Then place the goat cheese log along one side of it. and sprinkle it as evenly as possible, with the chili powder.
- Pour the chopped pistachios onto the parchment paper to one side of the goat cheese log and spread them into one layer, the same width of the log. Use the parchment paper to help you roll the log onto the pistachios, gently pressing down on it as you go.
- Wrap the parchment paper around the cheese log and then wrap it in a large piece of plastic wrap. Twist the ends so it’s tight and then place it in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
- Unwrap and cut the log into 12 to 16 evenly-sized slices, and refrigerate until you’re ready to assemble the salad. (I usually make the rest of the salad while it’s in the freezer.)
Assembly
- Slice the peel off the blood oranges and then you can either cut out the segments or slice it horizontally and then into bite-sized pieces. (Here's a guide to cutting citrus.)
- In a large serving bowl, toss the lettuce, blood orange pieces, dried cranberries and sliced onions together. Add the vinaigrette and toss again. (I use about ¼ cup). Then add the goat cheese slices to the top and very gently mix -- or, alternately, evenly divide the salad among four serving plates and top each one with 3 to 4 slices of the cheese. (I usually drizzle a bit more dressing over the cheese slices.)
Notes
Calorie count is only an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 266kcal