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Citrus & Goat Cheese Salad

Ingredients

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FOR THE SALAD

  • 1 pack of butter lettuce
  • 1 pack of snap peas
  • 1 ½ cups of mini peppers- sliced into disks
  • 1 can of whole beets – cut into halves
  • 1 large grapefruit – segmented (reserve zest and juice for dressing)
  • 2 oranges – segmented and pith removed
  • 1 cup of goat cheese- crumbled
  • ½ cup almonds
  • 1/3 cup of spring onions- finely sliced
  • 2 TBS of chia seeds

FOR THE DRESSING

  • Juice and zest of the grapefruit
  • ½ cup good quality olive oil
  • 4 TBS good quality balsamic
  • 1 TBS Dijon mustard
  • Lots of coarse salt and black pepper to taste

Instructions

Zest the grapefruit and set it aside. Peel and segment the grapefruit over a bowl and reserve the juice. Combine the grapefruit juice and zest with the remaining salad dressing ingredients and whisk to combine. Set the dressing aside.

Segment the oranges with a sharp paring knife and set them aside. Halve the beets and slice the spring onions and mini peppers.

Lay the butter lettuce down in a large bowl or on a flat platter. Top with the snap peas and mini peppers. Scatter the salad with the beets, grapefruit, and orange segments. Crumble on the goat cheese and garnish with the spring onions, almonds, and chia seeds.

Dress the salad just before serving.

SERVES 6

Find it online: https://melissamayo.com/recipe/citrus-goat-cheese-salad/