Since I am NOT a salad connoisseur or professional chef, I am sometimes confused about what constitutes as a “Fall Salad.” A salad is a salad to me, but I made this one during the fall, and it tastes pretty amazing, so I thought I would share it as a part of The Crazy Life’s Fall Inspiration Series.What you will need: Jar of minced garlic 2 tablespoons of Organic Maple Syrup 1/3 cup of Red Wine Vinegar 1 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil Sea Salt Freshly Ground Black Pepper 2 Avocados 3 Large Heads of Endive (washed and chopped) 5 Large handfuls of Arugula (washed) 1 1/2 cup of Goat Cheese 1 cup of Walnuts 1 cup of Dried Cranberries Walnuts Large salad bowl You can also garnish with red onion and sunflower seeds
For the dressing, whisk together a pinch of garlic, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and red wine vinegar. While whisking add olive oil, salt, and pepper. Set dressing aside, and dice the avocados and 1/2 of the red onion. Wash the arugula and endive before chopping and adding to a large salad bowl. Add avocado, red onion, goat cheese, walnuts, dried cranberries, and sunflower seeds. (Makes about 12 servings)
This meal goes perfect with a mason jar full of fresh limeade, you can buy my favorite kind at Central Market. Mason Jars and colorful straws can be found at your local Michaels.
Original recipe can be found on Gwyneth Paltrow’s blog, Goop: http://www.goop.com/recipes/salads/greens-goatcheese
This is the perfect meal to brighten a gloomy fall day! Enjoy! Continue following The Crazy Life for more fall inspiration!
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I love cooking, so this entry especially interested me! I might have to give this recipe a try!
ReplyDeleteEven though you say you are NOT a professional chef, the way you wrote the post almost made it sound like you are! I liked your idea of using mason jars with limeade. I may have to try this recipe sometime!
ReplyDeleteHopefully, we can post the picture. The salad is easy to make, nutritious and very colorful.
ReplyDeleteI love this salad! I've had a similar one at a restaurant and it blew me away. Which is weird, because I am also not big on salad. Love that you posted a recipe.
ReplyDelete-Gillian MacInerney
I really love how you give the reader recommendations according to what your personal preferences are. I also like that you linked Gwyneth Paltrow's blog. This sounds DELICIOUS and I really want to try it.
ReplyDeleteA recipe that I will definitely be trying soon! I love salads, especially like the one you described. I liked that the actual recipe was included in the blog rather than having to go to a separate webpage. The included picture was also very pretty and appealing!
ReplyDeleteYum, this looks great. I never branch out when making salads, and this post inspired me to do so.
ReplyDeleteMackenzie, I love cooking and coming up with new recipes too! what I appreciated was the fact you gave a detailed recipe to replicate it. Your personal experience lends well to the blog as well and makes it unique. I will definitely be trying this...i love goat cheese!!
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