Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese and Pear

A spinach salad with goat cheese balls, candied walnuts, pear, and a balsamic reduction vinaigrette.
Ingredients
4
Servings
  • 8 cups spinach, washed and disinfected
  • 200 grams goat cheese
  • 1/4 cups walnuts, ground
  • 2 pears, peeled
  • 16 cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 cups balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cups olive oil
  • 1 pinch pepper
Preparation
30 mins
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  • Bring the balsamic vinegar to a boil in a pot over low heat until it reduces to just 1/4 cup, remove from heat.
  • Take the goat cheese and roll small balls with your hands, you should make about 16 balls.
  • Coat half of the cheese balls with the ground candied walnuts, leave the other half natural.
  • Combine in a deep bowl the balsamic vinegar with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
  • In a large deep bowl, mix the spinach with half of the vinaigrette.
  • Take the pears and cut them into thick slices. Take the tomatoes and cut them in half.
  • Assemble each salad plate by first placing a bed of spinach, then place 2 natural goat cheese balls, 2 goat cheese balls with walnuts, 4 cherry tomatoes, 4-6 slices of pear, and any remaining candied walnuts.
  • With the leftover vinaigrette, drizzle over the plate and the spinach.

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