Recipe Apricot & Goat Cheese Salad

Ingredients :

• 6 dried apricots; small dice
• 4 oz blueberry-vanilla goat cheese; crumbled
• 1 lemon; zested and juiced
• 1 T mint; chiffonade
• 1/4 C pine nuts

Method :

1. Toast pine nuts over medium-high heat in a saute pan while tossing frequently to avoid burning until pine nuts are golden brown. Transfer to a bowl.
2. Place diced apricots in a seperate bowl. Pour enough boiling water over apricots just to cover. Wait a few minutes to rehydrate apricots. Drain and combine with pine nuts.
3. Add goat cheese, mint, 1 T of lemon zest, and the juice from 1/2 the lemon. Fold to combine.
4. Variations; Basil, arugula, watercress, spinach, tamarind, parsely, tarragon, star anise, cardamom, espresso powder, other dried fruits or nuts, ricotta, marscapone, feta, cream cheese, honey, lime, grapefruit, orange, blood orange

Recipe Apricot & Goat Cheese Salad 2011-09-24T21:25:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster