Spring Salad W/herbs, Meyer Lemon, Almonds & Goat Cheese

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 cups of washed baby greens like arugula and baby spinach, torn into bite-sized pieces
• 1/2 cup fresh herb, chopped (your choice basil, lemon thyme, lemon verbena, italian parsley, cilantro, etc.)
• 1 lemon, zest of, meyer
• 2 -3 tablespoons minced fresh chives
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh scallions
• 2 -3 chive blossoms
• 4 ounces goat cheese (we chose a locally made goat fromage blanc)
• 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds (can sub walnuts, pine nuts, pistachios, hazelnuts, etc.)
• 1 meyer lemon, juiced
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (reduced from 1/3 cup)
• 1 tablespoon honey (to taste)
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 combine the greens, chopped herbs, lemon zest, chives and scallions.
• 2 whisk the vinaigrette ingredients together until completely emulsified. taste and adjust sweetening or oil. toss with the salad greens.
• 3 divide the salad among 4 salad plates.
• 4 pull the chive blossoms apart into small florets and scatter evenly over each salad. top each salad with a scatters of the goat cheese and the almonds.