Name: Warm goat cheese salad with poached apricots
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 Chavignol goat cheeses (between 60 and 90gr each); 4 little carrots; 2 apricots; 1 sprig fresh rosemary; 1 big yellow tomato cut in cubes; Lettuce of your choice; 1/3 of cucumber; 1 tsp of honey; 3 pinches of thyme; 2 pinches of lavender; Salt, pepper; Olive oil; 5gr of butter; 6 walnuts; Vinaigrette

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This warm goat cheese salad with poached apricots is one of our favorites. It is a classic French recipe of mâche lettuce, gorgeous toast with warm goat cheese on top, cucumber and French vinaigrette, updated with yellow and red heirloom tomatoes, walnuts, succulent grilled baby carrots and poached apricots. The perfect Summer salad.

Poached apricots

Have you ever tried poached apricots? We poached these babies in olive oil and they are so, so good! You can add them to a salad like we did here or serve them as a side to meats (lamb, chicken) or fish (halibut, sole). They are such a burst of flavor. Another bonus is that when you make them at home, they absolutely perfume the air with the scent of apricot and olive oil. It is really divine.

Reasons we love this warm goat cheese salad with poached apricots

♥ It reminds us of our childhood. In France, warm goat cheese salad is often a childhood and both of us, as kids (and still as adults!) loved to order warm goat cheese salad when we went out to a restaurant with our parents.
♥ It’s the perfect Summer treat.
♥ It scores major #healthychoices points without sacrificing flavor.
♥ The gooey goat cheese toast speaks for itself!
♥ Did we mention the poached apricots?!
♥ Tomatoes (good) – lettuce (good) – goat cheese (good) – walnuts (good) – cucumber (good) – subtle Joey in friends reference. #childrenofthe80s

Warm goat cheese salad shopping list

Goat cheese
Carrots
Apricots
Rosemary
Yellow heirloom tomatoes
Lettuce
Cucumber
Honey
Thyme
Lavender
Butter
Walnuts

Tips to make this warm goat cheese salad

Use a high quality goat cheese, such as the Chavignol we used for this recipe. The quality of the goat cheese you use is key.
Keep an eye on the goat cheese as you’re grilling it. Depending on the cheese, it will take more or less time to melt.
When selecting your apricots to prepare the poached apricots, make sure to choose perfectly ripe frit (not too ripe but ripe enough)

Add your own twist to this warm goat cheese salad

Replace the poached apricots and tomatoes with strawberries to make strawberry goat cheese salad.
Replace the poached apricots and tomatoes with spinach to make spinach goat cheese salad.
Replace the poached apricots and tomatoes with sliced pear to make pear goat cheese salad.
Replace the poached apricots and tomatoes with apple slices to make apple goat cheese salad.
Replace the poached apricots and tomatoes with salmon to make salmon goat cheese salad.

This warm goat cheese salad with poached apricots is perfect for a warm day, refreshing, full of bursting flavor and topped with melted cheese!

So, we think you should make this for lunch today, or to bring on your next picnic. Just promise to make it, ok? Because, seriously, it is that good! You will thank us. 🙂 On a side note, we think this salad’s #sweetsoulmate is a gorgeous bowl of Summer strawberries with olive oil, basil and honey glaze.

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