Warm Goat Cheese Salad

YIELD: 4 servings

TIME: 17 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 5 oz baby leaf lettuce - (140g: baby spinach, baby romaine etc.,)

• 1 cup sliced red cabbage

• 1/2 cup blueberries

• 8 oz goat cheese

• 2 Tbsp black sesame seeds - or white sesame seeds

• 2 Tbsp hemp seeds

• 2 Tbsp dried cranberries

• 2 Tbsp olive oil

• 1 Tbsp sesame oil

• 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

• 1 Tbsp tahini

• 1/2 Tbsp honey

• sea salt

• pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Finely chop dried cranberries and add to a small bowl. Add sesame seeds and hemp seeds and mix well.

2. Take about 1/2 Tbsp of goat cheese into your hands and roll between your palms until a ball forms, then roll goat cheese ball in seed mix and place on a plate. Repeat until all goat cheese is in balls.

3. Heat a non-stick pan over very low heat.

4. For the dressing, add sesame oil, tahini, honey, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and sea salt and pepper to a sealable jar and shake until well combined.

5. Once the pan is very hot, add seeded goat cheese balls and cover with a lid. When they start to lose shape immediately remove from pan and place on a plate or on the salad.

6. Add lettuce and sliced cabbage to a salad bowl, scatter blueberries on top and add goat cheese balls on top.

7. Add salad dressing right before serving and toss to combine.

SOURCE: Green Healthy Cooking

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