Herb-crumbed goats cheese and avocado salad

Recipes / Salads

Go green with this vibrant goats cheese and avocado salad.

Recipe «Herb-crumbed goats cheese and avocado salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 cups panko crumbs, 1/2 cup mixed soft herbs , finely chopped, 150g log firm goat’s cheese, 1 egg, lightly beaten, 1 small avocado, thinly sliced , 1/2 green apple, sliced into thin wedges, Juice of 1 lime, 40g baby salad leaves , 40g picked watercress, 12 baby green beans, trimmed, halved lengthways, blanched, refreshed, 1 zucchini, halved, thinly sliced lengthways into matchsticks, 1 green tiger tomato, sliced into thin wedges, Olive oil, to shallow-fry, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup red wine vinegar, 1 tsp Dijon mustard.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups panko crumbs 
  • 1/2 cup mixed soft herbs , finely chopped 
  • 150g log firm goat’s cheese 
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten 
  • 1 small avocado, thinly sliced 
  • 1/2 green apple, sliced into thin wedges 
  • Juice of 1 lime 
  • 40g baby salad leaves 
  • 40g picked watercress 
  • 12 baby green beans, trimmed, halved lengthways, blanched, refreshed 
  • 1 zucchini, halved, thinly sliced lengthways into matchsticks 
  • 1 green tiger tomato, sliced into thin wedges 
  • Olive oil, to shallow-fry 
  • 1/2 cup olive oil 
  • 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 

Instructions

  1. For the vinaigrette, combine all the ingredients in a screwtop jar. Season, then seal and shake to combine.
  2. Place panko crumbs and herbs in a food processor and pulse to combine. Transfer to a shallow bowl.
  3. Slice goat's cheese into 6 equal rounds. Dip in the beaten egg, allowing excess to drip off, then coat in the herb crumbs. Refrigerate until ready to cook.
  4. Brush the avocado and apple with lime juice and place in a large bowl. Add leaves, watercress, beans, zucchini and tomato, and gently toss to combine.
  5. Heat the oil in a frypan over medium heat, then cook crumbed goat’s cheese for 1-2 minutes each side until the crumbs are crisp but not browned (you want the herbs to remain green).
  6. Divide salad among plates, drizzle with dressing and top with herb-crumbed goat’s cheese to serve.