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Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad on a white platter with scattered strawberries.
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Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad

If you love strawberries and goat cheese, you will absolutely love this Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad, which we have tossed in a strawberry balsamic dressing.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Australian
Keyword: goat cheese, strawberries, summer salad
Difficulty: Easy
Diet: Low Carb, Vegetarian,
Servings: 8 as a side
Calories: 330kcal

Equipment

  • Salad Spinner

Ingredients

For the salad

  • 180 grams arugula (6 cups loosely packed, 6.35 ounces)
  • 500 grams strawberries (2 punnets, 17.64 ounces)
  • 1 cup pomegranate arils (1 pomegranate)
  • 300 grams avocado (1 medium avocado, 10.58 ounces)
  • 1 cup candied pecans
  • 150 grams goat cheese
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper

For the strawberry balsamic vinaigrette…

  • 1 cup diced strawberries
  • cup olive oil
  • cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper

Instructions

  • Wash, then hull the strawberries, slice and allow to drain in a colander.
  • Wash the rocket/ arugula, remove any damaged or discoloured leaves, and either pay dry or spin dry in a salad spinner.
  • Remove the pomegranate arils from the pomegranate.
  • Wash the avocado, peel it, then remove the pit, dice it up and squeeze some lemon juice on top to prevent it from browning.
  • Add all the strawberry balsamic ingredients to a small food processor or blender, season and blitz until well combined. Taste and adjust seasonings according to your liking.
  • Place the rocket in a large mixing bowl, and add most of the sliced strawberries and half the pecans. Drizzle with enough dressing so that the salad comes together, season and toss.
  • Arrange in a large salad platter, drizzle with a bit more dressing right before serving, and garnish with the extra strawberries, pecans and crumbled goat cheese.
  • Place the extra dressing on the side and serve immedieately..
  • Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 137mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 792IU | Vitamin C: 57mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 2mg