Description
This Blueberry Goat Cheese Salad is light, easy to make, and perfect for the summer! It's a delicious side, perfect for BBQ season, or you can serve it for lunch with roasted chicken or salmon!
Ingredients
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- 1/2 cup raw sliced almonds
- 1 tsp avocado oil (optional)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder (optional)
- 1/4 tsp onion powder (optional)
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt (optional)
- 5-6 cups mixed greens
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 small Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
- 4-5 small red radishes, sliced or diced
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4-1/3 cup soft goat cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Spread the sliced almonds on a small baking sheet and toss with avocado oil, garlic powder, onion powder, and sea salt if desired.
- Toast the nuts in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden. Make sure they don’t burn. Set aside to cool.
- Into a large mixing bowl, add mixed greens, blueberries, sliced cucumbers, radishes, shallot, and the toasted almonds (you can reserve some for garnish).
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, sea salt, and black pepper until emulsified.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss everything together until well combined.
- Serve the salad topped with crumbled soft goat cheese, any reserved toasted almonds, and some extra black pepper if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Goat cheese: I recommend not mixing the soft goat cheese into the salad and only adding it at the end. It's very soft so if you mix it with everything else, it melts and makes the dressing look creamy. If you want to toss it with everything together, use crumbled feta instead.
Storing: Store the salad in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days. While you can store it for a few days, the salad tastes the best the first day because the longer it sits with the dressing, the more it wilts.