Wilted Bitter Greens with Crispy Walnut Goat Cheese

Anne Burrell

Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell

Show: Secrets of a Restaurant ChefEpisode: The Secret to Sole Meuniere

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Total Time:
1 hr 50 min
Prep
25 min
Inactive
1 hr 15 min
Cook
10 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

Goat Cheese:

  • 3/4 cup walnuts
  • 4 slices Pullman loaf bread, or other tight crumb white bread, crusts removed
  • 1/2 bunch fresh chives, finely chopped
  • 1/2 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 (11-ounce) log goat cheese, cut into 6 equal pieces
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 eggs, beaten with 1 tablespoon water

Salad:

Directions

For the goat cheese: In a food processor, pulse the walnuts until they are coarsely chopped. Tear the bread into pieces and pulse in the food processor with the chopped walnuts until they become coarse breadcrumbs. Transfer the breadcrumb mixture to a wide, flat dish. Stir in the chopped chives and parsley. Flatten each piece of goat cheese into a disk and season with salt. Dip each disk in the beaten egg mixture and then coat with the breadcrumbs, packing the crumbs onto each disk. When all the goat cheese has been coated, chill them in the fridge for at least 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.

To help facilitate the frying process, pop the disks in the freezer for 15 minutes before frying.

Coat a large, nonstick saute pan generously with olive oil and bring to a medium-high heat. Carefully fry the goat cheese disks in the hot oil on both sides until they are golden brown and crispy, about 2 minutes per side.

When all of the disks have been fried, keep them warm in the oven.

Remove the oil and any burned bits from the pan and give a splash of new oil. Reduce the heat to low, add the shallots to the pan, and let them cook as the pan cools slightly. Add the Dijon and sherry vinegar to the pan and whisk to combine. Add the radicchio, arugula, and endive and season with salt. Toss to fully incorporate with the vinaigrette and to allow the salad to slightly wilt. Taste to make sure it is delicious.

Divide the wilted salad between serving plates and top each salad with a goat cheese disk.

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  • on April 04, 2012

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    I give this recipe only two stars because it was only a half decent meal that cost 40 bucks to make.The smell of the chopped chives, parsley and fresh bread crumbs is amazing at first, but that's where it ended for us. I added three tablespoons of the sherry vinegar and it was extremely too sour and made the greens undesirable to eat. Making the goat cheese discs were not as easy as it looked on TV. They fell apart a bunch of times and the bread crumbs were not that crispy after being fried. I cant put my finger on it, but it needed something else. Maybe a sweet citrus addition to the vinaigrette? More spices to the goat cheese? Anne you are still the best.

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  • on March 31, 2012

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    OMG!!!! Now I understand why Anne does a little happy dance when she tastes her food! These were absolutely amazing. My kids loved them, I loved them, I am craving more now! In the episode where she makes these, she stresses the importance of prepping your ingredients beforehand. I didn't do that, so the prep work seemed to take a long time. It was totally worth it. Anne, come cook for me!! The only thing I would different is make these on a day where I am alone, so I don't have to share! So good!

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  • on March 28, 2012

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    I was lucky to catch the episode where Anne makes this salad today Luckily I had goat cheese and a package of European lettuce mix so I decided to try it. It was delicious! My husband said it would be great to serve to company! Very tasty and satisfying.

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