Spinach and Goat Cheese Salad
This is a robustly flavoured salad. Spinach is tossed with goats cheese and caramelised walnuts in a homemade beetroot vinaigrette. Enjoy as a starter or as a side dish.
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 120g walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1/2 (340g) jar pickled beetroot
- 4 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon chicken stock granules
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 225g baby spinach leaves, rinsed and dried
- 115g goat cheese, crumbled
Method
Prep:25min ›
Cook:5min ›
Ready in:30min
- In small saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the walnuts and sugar until walnuts are lightly browned and sugar is caramelised. Thoroughly coat the walnuts with the sugar.
- In a liquidiser or food processor, blend the beetroots with cider vinegar, stock granules, garlic granules, sugar, salt and pepper. Gradually blend in the oil.
- In a large bowl, toss together the sugar-coated walnuts and spinach. Before serving, drizzle with the blended beat mixture, toss and sprinkle with goat cheese.
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THIS WAS WONDERFUL! I SERVED IT TO GUESTS, THAT RAVED ABOUT IT. IT DID NOT SAY WHAT TO DO WITH THE BEET JUICE! SO, I ADDED A BIT TO THE DRESSING MIXTURE. - 17 Sep 2002 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This salad is FANTASTIC! I didn't have boullion mix, so omitted it. I didn't have the walnuts either, so I just added some toasted pine nuts and sunflower seeds, and for sweetness added a bit of chopped mango. I'll try it with the walnuts next time, but the substitutions were great. Thanks! - 13 Oct 2003 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
Simply Fantastico! So healthy, so tasty. Didn't have baby spinach, so blanched regular spinach for 2-3 minutes instead. Also, replaced goatcheese with feta. Was quick, light and healthy. Thoroughly recommend it to all. Thank you for posting this recipe! - 06 Apr 2011 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)