Strawberry, Walnut & Chevre Salad With Pomegranate Dressing

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil (or 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil and 1 tablespoon walnut oil if using walnuts)
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons shallots, finely minced
• salt
• 6 cups spring greens (romaine would be good, too)
• 1 cup strawberry, hulled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup walnuts or 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 3 ounces chevre cheese or 3 ounces any soft fresh goat cheese
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 lightly toast the nuts and set aside to cool.
• 2 whisk all the vinaigrette ingredients together in a non-reactive bowl and set aside. (tip: it may be necessary to warm the pomegranate molasses slightly to aid in whisking.).
• 3 arrange greens on 4 individual salad plates.
• 4 top salad greens with the strawberries, drizzle with vinaigrette, and add walnuts and chevre.
• 5 season with freshly ground pepper to taste.