Salad with Goat Cheese Croutons

Name: Salad with Goat Cheese Croutons
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 3 inches thick) slices French bread baguette; 439 grams chickpeas (garbanzo beans), undrained; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh chives; 113 grams package goat cheese; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 3 liters gourmet salad greens; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp finely chopped shallots; 2 Tbsps white wine vinegar

Salad with Goat Cheese Croutons is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of lemon juice, shallots, gourmet salad greens, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It works well as a side dish.

Instructions

Place goat cheese in freezer 10 minutes or until firm.

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Goat Cheese

Drain chickpeas in a colander over a bowl; reserve 1/2 cup liquid.

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Chickpeas

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Colander

Bowl

Combine 2 tablespoons chickpeas, liquid, vinegar, and next 7 ingredients (vinegar through pepper) in a blender; process until smooth. Reserve remaining chickpeas for salad.

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Chickpeas

Vinegar

Pepper

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Blender

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Cut goat cheese into 6 rounds.

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Goat Cheese

Place bread slices on a baking sheet; broil 2 minutes or until toasted. Top each bread slice with a goat cheese round; broil 1 minute or until lightly browned.

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Goat Cheese

Bread