Spinach, Goat Cheese and Pineberry Salad
The sweet flavor of pineberries adds a new twist to your salad, complementing the goat cheese beautifully and offering an unusual look. This can be served as an appetizer or for lunch.
- Author: Victoria Haneveer
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 2 1x
- Category: Salad
- 2 handfuls baby spinach leaves
- 16 pineberries
- 4 oz (120g) soft goat cheese ,cut into 8 pieces
- 12 walnut halves
For the Dressing
- 2 tablespoons walnut oil
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon minced shallot or red onion
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- Rinse the spinach and pineberries if necessary.
- Divide the spinach between 2 places.
- Top with the pineberries, cheese and walnut haves.
- Stir the dressing ingredients together.
- If you need to add more oil or vinegar, go ahead.
- For a sweeter flavor you could also add a pinch of sugar or honey.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and serve right away.
Notes
- Feel free to swap the dressing for your favorite, so if you would prefer ranch or Italian dressing, or even another oil-based vinaigrette, go ahead.
- If you want to make this dressing but don’t have walnut oil, just use extra-virgin olive oil or another nut oil like hazelnut oil if you want.
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