Apricot & Goat Cheese Salad

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ChefDoogles @ChefDoogles
Chicago, IL

Add greens and dressing for a complete salad or use this salad as is stuffing for savory dessert pies, chicken, pork, as a relish, spread, topping, condiment, or whatever you can think of!

Apricot & Goat Cheese Salad

Add greens and dressing for a complete salad or use this salad as is stuffing for savory dessert pies, chicken, pork, as a relish, spread, topping, condiment, or whatever you can think of!

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Ingredients

  1. 6dried apricots; small dice
  2. 4 ozblueberry-vanilla goat cheese; crumbled
  3. 1lemon; zested and juiced
  4. 1 Tmint; chiffonade
  5. 1/4 Cpine nuts

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Toast pine nuts over medium-high heat in a saute pan while tossing frequently to avoid burning until pine nuts are golden brown. Transfer to a bowl.

  2. 2

    Place diced apricots in a seperate bowl. Pour enough boiling water over apricots just to cover. Wait a few minutes to rehydrate apricots. Drain and combine with pine nuts.

  3. 3

    Add goat cheese, mint, 1 T of lemon zest, and the juice from 1/2 the lemon. Fold to combine.

  4. 4

    Variations; Basil, arugula, watercress, spinach, tamarind, parsely, tarragon, star anise, cardamom, espresso powder, other dried fruits or nuts, ricotta, marscapone, feta, cream cheese, honey, lime, grapefruit, orange, blood orange

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Le Cordon Bleu graduate. I've worked Frontera with Rick Bayless, Mediterranean, fine dining, deli, kosher, Italian, French, Cajun/Creole, Irish, Gastro pubs, Chinese, Seafood, Tapas, Hotel fine dining, wood fired pizzas, & Middle Eastern off the top of my head. I've done alot of random moonlighting just soaking up info and experience
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