Winter Harvest Salad with Champagne, Lemon + Vanilla Bean Vinaigrette
Keyword: Dips, Dressings and sauces, Gluten-free, Salads, Tools and gadgets, Vegetables, Vegetarian
Skill: intermediate
Servings: 1
INGREDIENTS
For the Salad:
1 thinly sliced sweet potato
1 tablespoon of olive oil
3 cups of baby spring mix
2 cups each of baby spinach and arugula
1 cup of roughly chopped beet greens
2 cups of chopped kale
1 grapefruit supremes
1 orange supremes
1 thinly sliced radish
1 peeled and thinly sliced red beet
2 shaved baby carrots
½ shaved fresh fennel
2 shaved stalks of celery
1 shaved small cucumber
6 to 8 thinly sliced Brussel sprouts
½ cup of pomegranate seeds
¼ cup of micro greens
2 tablespoons of sliced fresh chives
1 teaspoon of fresh thyme leaves
½ cup of goat cheese
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Vinaigrette:
½ small diced shallot
1 tablespoon of grainy mustard
1 ½ teaspoons of honey
½ cup of champagne vinegar
Juice of ½ of a lemon
Seeds from ½ of a vanilla bean
1 cup of olive oil
1 tablespoons of chiffonade fresh basil
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 425°.
Evenly spread the sweet potato slices on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Drizzle on the olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in the oven for 30 minutes and cool to room temperature.
For the salad: Simply combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and toss together with salt and pepper.
For the vinaigrette: Whisk together all of the ingredients in a medium size bowl until the dressing is combined and emulsified and set aside.
To Plate: Drizzle the vinaigrette over top of the salad, mix and serve.