Dandelion Salad Recipe with Fresh Goat Cheese & Apples

Dandelion greens pack a nutritional punch. Serve them raw in this salad recipe with fresh goat cheese and apples for added flavor. If you don’t have apples in season, or stored, substitute any firm fruit that’s in season.

Embellish this salad with the colors of the season- sprinkle in any of the Super-Salad Substitutions listed below.

Ingredients

2 T. cider vinegar
3 T. vegetable or nut oil
1 t. Dijon mustard
1 t. honey
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 bunch dandelion greens, washed and dried, stems removed
¼  lb fresh white goat cheese, crumbled
½  c. walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 apple, cored and chopped into 1/2-inch pieces

Instructions
Whisk vinegar, oil, mustard, honey, salt and pepper together.
Pour over greens and toss lightly.
Top with goat cheese, nuts and apple.

Super-Salad Substitutions (or Add-ins)

Baby Spinach, Endive, Radicchio, Shredded Carrots, Yellow Pepper (diced), Pear,
Pomegranate Perils (seeds), Instead of Goat Cheese, try Farmer’s Cheese.

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Recipe Source:  Recipe Adapted from Mother Earth News. Roger Doiron (April/May 2008)