Strawberry Salad with Goat Cheese, Black Olives, and Basil
(from koshka’s recipe box)
Source: http://ericademane.com/2006/07/15/sweet-little-strawberries/
Categories: Italian, goat cheese, salad, strawberries
Ingredients
- 1 large head frisée lettuce, cut into bite-size pieces
- About 3 dozen small strawberries, hulled
- 1/2 cup small black olives, such as Niçoise, pitted
- A handful of basil leaves, cut into thin strips, plus 4 nice-looking whole sprigs for garnish
- 4 2-ounce Crottin goat cheeses (small round French goat-cheese disks)
- For the vinaigrette:
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- A pinch of sugar
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 small garlic clove, peeled and lightly crushed
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Directions
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Preheat the broiler.
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In a large salad bowl, combine the frisée, strawberries, olives, and basil. Set out 4 small salad plates
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In a small bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the vinaigrette until well blended.
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Place the Crottins on a small sheet pan and set them under the broiler, about 4 inches from the heat source, until they’ve softened and are very lightly browned on top, about 3 minutes.
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Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss. Divide the salad up onto the 4 plates and place a Crottin in the middle of each. Garnish with basil sprigs, and serve right away.