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Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes and Walnuts

This Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes and Walnuts will have you excited by eating salad! With peppery arugula, luscious grapes, and red onion.
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American, Gluten Free, Healthy
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 52 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 22 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 342kcal

Ingredients

  • Goat Cheese
  • 10.5 ounces goat cheese
  • 1 cup gluten free breadcrumbs
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 1 large egg
  • Avocado Oil for Frying (or other high heat oil)
  • Balsamic Maple Vinaigrette
  • ½ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ¼ cup minced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons Maple Syrup
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Salad
  • 5 ounces baby arugula
  • 1 cup seedless red grapes halved
  • ½ red onion sliced thin
  • ¼ cup toasted walnuts chopped

Instructions

  • To make gluten free breadcrumbs, process Udi’s Gluten Free bread into your food processor. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place crumbs on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 5 minutes. Turn oven off and allow to sit in the oven for another 45 minutes. If desired, process in your food processor again for a finer breadcrumb.
  • Slice goat cheese and form into rounds. In a shallow bowl combine breadcrumbs, onion powder, garlic powder salt and pepper. In another bowl whisk egg. Dip the cheese rounds in egg and then toss in breadcrumbs to cover. Transfer to a parchment lined plate. (May be done ahead of time. Refrigerate until ready to cook.)
  • Heat just enough avocado oil to cover your pan to medium high heat. Add goat cheese and cook until browned, 1-2 minutes per side. Removed from heat and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
  • Meanwhile, make the dressing by combining balsamic vinegar, red onion, maple syrup, dijon mustard, garlic and sea salt in a blender. Process until smooth and then add oil in a steady stream.
  • In a large bowl toss arugula, grapes, onion and walnuts with the desired amount of dressing. Transfer to serving plated and top with warm goat cheese rounds.

Nutrition

Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 467mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 845IU | Vitamin C: 3.9mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1.5mg