Citrus & Goat Cheese Salad
Vibrant oranges and grapefruit with velvety, creamy goat cheese and nuts and snap peas create a delicious salad loaded with healthy goodness. Recipe and photo credit: https://melissamayo.com/recipe/citrus-goat-cheese-salad/
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 1 pack butter lettuce
- 1 pack snap peas
- 1.5 cups mini peppers cut into rings
- 1 can whole beets cut into halves
- 1 large grapefruit segmented; reserve zest and juice for dressing
- 2 oranges segmented with pith removed
- 1 cup goat cheese crumbled
- 1/2 cup almonds
- 1/3 cup green onions finly sliced
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
For the Dressing
- Juice and zest of the grapefruit
- 1/2 cup olive oi extra virgin
- 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- Coarse salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Zest the grapefruit and set it aside. Peel and segment the grapefruit over a bowl and reserve the juice. Combine the grapefruit juice and zest with the remaining salad dressing ingredients and whisk to combine. Set the dressing aside.
- Segment the oranges with a sharp paring knife and set them aside. Halve the beets and slice the spring onions and mini peppers.
- Lay the butter lettuce down in a large bowl or on a flat platter. Top with the snap peas and mini peppers. Scatter the salad with the beets, grapefruit, and orange segments. Crumble on the goat cheese and garnish with the spring onions, almonds, and chia seeds.
- Dress the salad just before serving.
