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Williams-Sonoma Wine Arugula with Fried Goat Cheese Williams-Sonoma Wine Arugula with Fried Goat Cheese

Arugula with Fried Goat Cheese

This easy, elegant salad is accented with creamy goat cheese, arugula and thyme-accented bread crumbs.
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Ingredients:
  • For the classic vinaigrette:
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbs. vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper (optional)

  • 1/4 lb. fresh goat cheese
  • 1/2 cup dried medium-fine bread crumbs
  • 1/4 tsp. sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
  • 4 cups arugula leaves, coarse stems trimmed, rinsed and drained well
  • 1 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
Directions:
To make the vinaigrette, in a bowl, combine the olive oil and vinegar and gently whisk or mix with a fork. Add the salt and pepper. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Set aside.

Shape the cheese into 4 equal rounds, each 3 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick. If using a log-shaped cheese, cut it into 4 equal slices, each 3/4 inch thick.

In a bowl, stir together the bread crumbs, salt, pepper and thyme. Spread the mixture on a piece of waxed paper. Working with 1 round of cheese at a time, press both sides into the mixture to coat it. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the arugula and the vinaigrette and toss to coat. Divide the salad among individual salad plates. Set aside.

In a small fry pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the cheese rounds and cook until lightly golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Turn the rounds over and cook until the cheese begins to melt and spread slightly, about 1 minute more. Remove the pan from the heat. Using a spatula, quickly transfer each browned cheese round to a salad, gently sliding it on top. Serve immediately.

Serves 4.

Adapted from Williams-Sonoma Essentials of French Cooking, by Georgeanne Brennan & Sarah Putnam Clegg (Oxmoor House, 2009).
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