Warm Goats Cheese Salad with Lemon Thyme Dressing

Warm Goats Cheese Salad with Lemon Thyme Dressing


Serves 4

Preparation Time:

Cooking Time:

This light yet tasty salad is perfect for summer evenings or any time you fancy a quick and delicious meal.

Ingredients:

  • 25g (1oz) pine nuts
  • 150g (5½oz) mixed salad leaves
  • 110g (4oz) ready prepared beetroot, cut in wedges
  • 1 small avocado, peeled, stoned and cut in slices
  • 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 200g (7oz) goats cheese with rind, chilled
  • fresh granary bread to serve

for the dressing:

  • 2 tsp SPLENDA® Granulated
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon thyme leaves
  • ½ clove garlic, crushed
  • pinch salt and pepper

Method

  1. To make the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a screw top container, shake and leave to infuse.
  2. Preheat the grill to medium.
  3. Heat a small frying pan, add the pine nuts and dry fry for 1-2 minutes, stirring until toasted golden. Set aside.
  4. Slice the cheese into 4 rounds.
  5. Arrange on a piece of foil and cook under the preheated grill for 1-2 min, until beginning to brown and bubble.
  6. Arrange the leaves on 2 serving plates, with the beetroot, avocado and tomatoes.
  7. Place the cheese slices on top, sprinkle with the pine nuts and drizzle with the dressing.
  8. Serve immediately with fresh granary bread.

Nutrition Information
(typical values)

Per serving
(191g)

Energy (kJ/kcal)

1442 (kJ)
349 (kcal)

Protein (g)

13.2g

Carbohydrate (g)

5.6g

  Of which sugars (g)

4.3g

Fat (g)

30.7g

  Of which saturates (g)

11.5g

  Of which mono-unsaturates (g)

13.4g

  Of which poly-unsaturates (g)

4.5g

Salt (g)

1.1g

Fibre (g)

3.0g