Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing is a cheesy and delicious tossed salad. It’s a popular restaurant dish, but it’s very easy to make at home. I start the salad by rolling my goat cheese in pretzel crumbs. For best results, it’s good to freeze the goat cheese medallions for twenty minutes. But, if you’re in a hurry, you can skip this step. The crumbs just won’t adhere as well. Next, I toss together spring greens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, prosciutto, and red onions. Then, I dress the vegetables with a Honey Mustard Dressing. Next, I fry the goat cheese medallions in a bit of olive oil. Finally, I top the salad with the goat cheese medallions, which are crispy on the outside, and melted in the middle.
The Equipment I Used for my Salad
- A Food Processor- You will need a food processor, to finely chop the pretzels.
- A Salad Spinner- In order to get nice dry lettuce, I use a salad spinner to dry my lettuce.
- A Nonstick Skillet- I fry my goat cheese in a nonstick skillet.
- A Small Jar- Use a jar to shake up your salad dressing.
The Ingredients Needed for Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
- Pretzels- I used mini pretzel sticks to coat my goat cheese.
- Goat Cheese- Use plain, unflavored goat cheese for this recipe.
- Oil- Be sure and use a nice and mild extra virgin olive oil. I like California Olive Ranch olive oil.
- Prosciutto- This adds a nice salty element to the salad.
How I Made My Salad
- First, I rolled the goat cheese in oil and then pretzel crumbs.
- Next, I chilled the goat cheese for twenty minutes. However, if you’re in a hurry, it’s fine to skip this step. Just know some of the crumbs may fall off when you fry the cheese.
- Then, I fry the goat cheese, just until it heats through.
- Finally, I toss together all the veggies and the dressing and top it with the goat cheese.
My family really loves this Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing. It’s easy enough for every day, but fancy enough for company. And, it’s such a nice change from basic green salads.
Fried Goat Cheese Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
- 1 cup pretzels, finely crushed in a food processor
- 4 ounces goat cheese
- 3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cups Spring greens
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 cup sliced cucumbers
- ½ cup sliced red onions
For the Honey Mustard Dressing:
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Shape the goat cheese into four discs. Dip each disc into two tablespoons of the oil, and then roll it around in the crushed pretzels, until the cheese is completely covered in the crumbs.
- Place the coated goat cheese discs on a wax paper covered plate. Place the plate in the freezer for twenty minutes.
- Meanwhile, divide all the other salad ingredients between four plates. And, combine all the Honey Mustard Dressing ingredients in a jar and shake it up to combine.
- After twenty minutes, heat the rest of the oil in a nonstick skillet on low heat, and cook the goat cheese discs for one minute on each side. The cheese should be just starting to get soft in the center.
- Place a goat cheese on each salad, and drizzle with as much dressing as you like.
