Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes 

Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes is a fresh and flavourful summer mix. It can be served as a hearty appetizer or side dish. You’re sure to love my two ingredient dressing and the versatility to include the veggies and nuts/seeds you have on hand. Finally, it’s quick-to-prepare and can be assembled ahead for meals or parties; then, you simply add dressing before serving. 

A goat cheese salad is the ultimate way to enjoy a truly satisfying, savoury and creamy veggie-boosting dish. This summer, my busy family of four has been enjoying more time outdoors and entertaining friends and family. We have a 5.5 month old baby (plus a 2.5 year old toddler) so quick-to-assemble salads are a MUST. This Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes has been a staple recipe on repeat. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it too! 

As a dietitian and momma, I’m sharing a favourite summer Goat Cheese Salad today!

How to Make a Goat Cheese Salad: 

As a dietitian and foodie, I pride myself on making healthy eating both delicious and nourishing. However, knowing the 4 main elements in creating an awesome salad is crucial.  This will encourage veggie consumption for everyone, children included!

Here are my top 4 tips to make an awesome salad:

1. Choose Your Green(s) for the Base: I used mixed salad greens for my Goat Cheese Salad but you can switch this up to include arugula, kale, spinach or a combination of greens. 
2. Include Something Sweet & Savoury: Fresh grapes add a beautiful texture and sweetness to this salad. The addition of some raisins or craisins also gives a nice pop of sweet to compliment the hint of salty with the goat cheese and pinch of kosher salt. 
3. Add a Crunch Factor: Varying textures create a fun mouthfeel when eating. I used fresh and colourful, crisp, bell peppers, unsalted cashews and unsalted seeds (pumpkin and sunflower) to give lots of fun chomp. 
4. Easy Dressing: Two words – oil and vinegar. I used a 2:1 ratio of extra virgin olive oil to balsamic vinegar. In my opinion, a small sprinkle of kosher salt on ALL salad ingredients is necessary for the flavours to pop. 

Dietitian’s Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes Recipe

• Prep: 10 minutes
• Serves: 2

Ingredients:

• 4 cups mixed greens or combination of kale/arugula/spinach, washed
• 1 cup grapes, sliced
• 1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled
• ½  bell pepper, sliced
• 3 Tbsp cashews, sunflower seeds and/or pumpkin seeds, unsalted
• 3 Tbsp craisins
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• Sprinkle Kosher salt
• Optional: Drizzle aged balsamic along top of salad
• Add fresh Italian Parsley for flavour-boost

How do you make Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes?

To make this Summer Salad, follow these steps:

• Firstly, clean salad greens and place into large bowl.
• Secondly, add sliced grapes, sliced peppers, cashews/sunflower seeds and craisins on top of salad.
• Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Moreover, I always add a sprinkle of kosher salt.
• Toss to combine ingredients. Sample a piece of lettuce with the dressing to ensure it’s lightly coated and add more dressing or vinegar to taste. 
• Finally, finish with aged balsamic drizzle, if desired.

Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes

Yield: 2

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Goat Cheese Salad with Grapes is a fresh and flavourful mix. It can be served as a hearty appetizer or side dish.

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Ingredients

• 4 cups mixed greens or combination of kale/arugula/spinach, washed
• 1 cup grapes, sliced
• 1/3 cup goat cheese, crumbled
• ½ bell pepper, sliced
• 3 Tbsp cashews, sunflower seeds and/or pumpkin seeds, unsalted
• 3 Tbsp craisins
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• Sprinkle Kosher salt
• Optional: Drizzle aged balsamic along top of salad
• Add fresh Italian Parsley for flavour-boost

Instructions

1. Firstly, clean salad greens and place into large bowl.

2. Secondly, add grapes, sliced peppers, cashews/sunflower seeds and craisins on top of salad.

3. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Moreover, I always add a sprinkle of Kosher salt.

4. Toss to combine ingredients. Sample a piece of lettuce with the dressing to ensure it’s lightly coated and add more dressing or vinegar to taste.

5. Finally, finish with aged balsamic drizzle, if desired.