Farmers' Market Salad with Spiced Goat Cheese Rounds

Name: Farmers' Market Salad with Spiced Goat Cheese Rounds
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams baby new potatoes (such as Dutch yellow baby potatoes), halved; 118 milliliters black olives (such as Niçoise); 4 servings Coarse kosher salt; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 79 milliliters (packed) small fresh basil leaves; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 454 grams green beans (or mix of green and yellow), trimmed; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 liters (loosely packed) mixed salad greens; 5 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons paprika; 2 Tbsps red wine vinegar; 2 Tbsps sesame seeds; 1 shallot, minced; 340 grams assorted small tomatoes (such as cherry, grape, and teardrop; preferably mix of red and yellow)

Farmers' Market Salad with Spiced Goat Cheese Rounds is a gluten free and vegan recipe with 4 servings. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 473 calories, 15g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up beans, salad greens, dijon mustard, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the coarse kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Salty Sweet Granolan and Coconut Yogurt {Sugar Rush Gift Edition #4} as a dessert.

Instructions

Line baking sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper.

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Mix first 6 ingredients in shallow bowl. Dip cut sides of goat cheese rounds into spice mixture to coat.

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Goat Cheese

Dip

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Place on prepared baking sheet. Chill until ready to serve. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.

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Whisk first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Gradually whisk in olive oil. Season with coarse salt and pepper. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewhisk before using.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

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Whisk

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Steam potatoes until just tender, about 10 minutes.

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Potato

Transfer to plate; cool. Steam green beans until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Rinse under cold water; drain. Pat dry with paper towels. DO AHEAD Potatoes and green beans can be made 6 hours ahead. Wrap separately in paper towels.

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Potato

Water

Wrap

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Place in resealable plastic bag; chill.

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Combine greens and basil in large bowl.

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Greens

Basil

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Add enough vinaigrette to coat lightly; toss. Arrange on large platter.

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Vinaigrette

Add potatoes and green beans to same large bowl; add remaining dressing and toss. Arrange potatoes and beans atop greens. Scatter tomatoes and olives over. Surround with goat cheese rounds

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Goat Cheese

Green Beans

Potato

Tomato