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Lightly fried goat cheese medallions sit ever so delicately on this inviting summer salad with fresh, seasonal greens layered with cucumber, radish and garden peas.
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Farmer's Fried Goat Cheese Salad

Farmer’s Fried Goat Cheese Salad with fresh, seasonal greens, cucumber, radish and garden peas and a shallot Dijon vinaigrette.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Farmer's Market, Vegetarian
Keyword: Dijon Vinaigrette, Earth Day, Fried Goat Cheese, Fried Goat Cheese Salad, Goat Cheese Recipes, Goat Cheese Salad, Main Dish Salad, Mother's Day Recipes, Spring Salad, Summer Salad
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1 head butter lettuce torn
  • 1 cup arugula
  • 4 radish sliced thin
  • 1/2 cucumber sliced thin
  • 1 cup snap peas sliced with a few cut lengthwise to expose peas

Fried Goat Cheese

  • 8 oz goat cheese log sliced into 8 even rounds
  • 1 cup flour seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 cup Panko breadcrumbs seasoned with salt, pepper and a pinch of garlic powder
  • vegetable oil for frying

Vinaigrette

  • 1 tbsp shallot minced
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar can sub rice wine, balsamic or red wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar can sub honey or agave
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

Salad

  • Layer butter lettuce, arugula, radish, cucumber and snap peas in a large salad bowl.

Fried Goat Cheese

  • Heat enough vegetable oil in a large saute pan over medium high heat to cover thickness of goat cheese medallions.
  • Coat each goat cheese medallion in flour, then egg, then Panko.
  • Gently fry each goat cheese medallion until golden brown on both sides. Remove to a wire rack or paper towel.
  • Arrange fried goat cheese medallions over salad and serve with Shallot Dijon Vinaigrette.

Shallot Dijon Vinaigrette

  • Whisk all ingredients together. Drizzle over salad.