Spinach Salad with Cherries, Goat Cheese and Walnuts

Besides finding tender greens for the salad, you will want to find ripe sweet cherries, a soft delicate flavored fresh goat cheese and good quality walnuts.
By Patty Price

Don’t get me started on the quality of walnuts…there really is a difference. I usually buy my walnuts at our local farmer’s market or from the bins at Whole Foods but sometimes in a pinch I buy one of those small bags of walnuts from the neighborhood grocery store. You probably know the kind I’m referring to – the small bags of walnuts that cost a fortune and are broken into small pieces that look all crumbly, like the bag was in someone’s pocket for about a year.

Spinach Salad with Cherries, Goat Cheese and Walnuts

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Besides finding tender greens for the salad, you will want to find ripe sweet cherries, a soft delicate flavored fresh goat cheese and good quality walnuts.

• Author: Patty Price
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Yield: 4 1x
• Category: Side

Ingredients

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For the Spinach Salad

• 6 cups lightly packed fresh spinach
• 1 cup sweet cherries, pitted and cut in half
• 4 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup walnut halves, broken in pieces

For the Vinaigrette

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon walnut oil
• 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar
• 1 teaspoon honey
• Squeeze lime juice
• Freshly ground black pepper and sea salt to taste

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Instructions

Make the Vinaigrette

1. Whisk together the oils, champagne vinegar, honey, lime juice, pepper and salt.

Make the Spinach Salad

1. Place the spinach in a large bowl and coat with the vinaigrette, or drizzle over the greens on the plates before serving.
2. Gently toss in the cherries, goat cheese and walnuts.
3. Divide onto 4 salad plates and serve.