Berry and Fig Salad with Goat Cheese and Vanilla Vinaigrette

Berry and fig salad on a plate, topped with goat cheese.

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Berry and Fig Salad with Goat Cheese and Vanilla Vinaigrette

A light and summery salad full of greens, strawberries, raspberries, almonds, pumpkin seeds, dried figs, goat cheese and a homemade vanilla vinaigrette.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Salad

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: people

Author: Dominique

Ingredients

Salad ingredients:

5 ounces mixed greens
1/2 cup strawberries quartered
1/2 cup raspberries
¼ cup sliced almonds
¼ cup pumpkin seeds
5 dried figs sliced
2.5 ounces crumbled goat cheese (omit to make the recipe dairy-free and Paleo)

Vanilla vinaigrette ingredients:

2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Add the mixed greens, strawberries, raspberries, almonds, and pumpkin seeds to a large bowl and mix.
Then make the vanilla vinaigrette. Mix the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, vanilla, honey, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Mix until the mixture thickens.
Pour the vinaigrette onto the mixed greens and mix.
Serve the salad onto multiple plates.
Top each salad plate with sliced figs and goat cheese. You can sprinkle a bit more almonds and pumpkin seeds, if you'd like.

Notes

Serves 4 as a side salad or 2 as a main dish.
To make this recipe Paleo, omit the goat cheese.
To make this recipe Vegan, use maple syrup instead of honey and omit the goat cheese.
To make this recipe Dairy-free, omit the goat cheese.
To store: store in an airtight container for 2 days.
To make in advance, put all the ingredients together but do not add the dressing. Store in a the fridge until ready to serve and then add the dressing.

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