Salad with Warm Goat Cheese

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Girls Day Off

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (42)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(42)

Cook Time:
5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 5 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1 (11-ounce) log plain or herbed Montrachet
2 extra-large egg whites, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
Fresh white bread crumbs

For the dressing:

2 tablespoons good cider vinegar
2 tablespoons good Champagne vinegar
Pinch sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 extra-large egg yolk
1 cup good olive oil
Enough mixed salad greens for 6 servings
Olive oil and unsalted butter, for frying

Directions

Slice the Montrachet into 12 (1/2-inch-thick) slices. (The easiest way to slice goat cheese is to use a length of dental floss.) Dip each slice into the beaten egg whites, then the bread crumbs, being sure the cheese is thoroughly coated. Place the slices on a rack and chill them for at least 15 minutes.

For the dressing, place the vinegars, sugar, salt, pepper, and egg yolk in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and blend for 1 minute. With the motor running, slowly pour the olive oil through the feed tube until the vinaigrette is thickened. Season, to taste.

Toss the salad greens with enough dressing to moisten, then divide them among 6 plates.

Melt 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a saute pan over medium-high heat until just under smoking. Cook the goat cheese rounds quickly on both sides until browned on the outside but not melted inside. Top each salad with 2 warm rounds and serve.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
christina ronkonkoma, NY 02-06-2010
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De Lish
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Omg this was soooo good it is a must have thanks Ina
recipe Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
Tia League City, TX 01-15-2010
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Gourmet Salad
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Fantastic salad - made it for my family for the first time & we all loved it. I will definitely make this salad again - it's... a great recipe to impress guests.Read more
recipe Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
Jung Washington, DC 12-22-2009
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delish with a couple tweaks
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't try the original recipe to begin with - wanted to work with what I had laying around the house: herbed goat chese... with home-ground wheat bread crumbs, fried as directed. I tossed organic mesclun greens with Emeril Lagasse's balsamic vinaigrette (1/2 cup balsamic vinegar, tbsp minced garlic, little salt and pepper...then added about 1/4-1/3 cup olive oil to taste) -- delicious and incredibly simple.Read more
recipe Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
Jenni Hixson, TN 12-22-2009
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Tasty
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I loved this, thought not all of my goat cheese rounds turned out as good as they could have. One of them was PERFECT. The... others lost their coating or didn't warm correctly. No doubt due to user error. I didn't make the dressing, but I'll have to try that next time.Read more
recipe Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
Danielle Seattle, WA 12-15-2009
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Nice, simple salad.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe exactly - the dressing is delicious and I really loved the goat cheese. You definitely need to chill... the goat cheese before frying. Read more
recipe Salad with Warm Goat Cheese
Kelsey Thomaston, CT 08-30-2009
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Amazing!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I didn't make the goat cheese, but I did make the dressing. It comes out incredibly thick and delicious! I did tweak it a... little by adding a pinch more salt and sugar to mute some of the tangyness. Also, it made a lot of dressing, more dressing than needed for a tub of lettuce (I used spring mix with herbs). I love everything Ina makes!Read more