Fake Food Free: Arugula and Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese ...

You remember this garden, right?

Well, I had to leave that garden in Kentucky. I miss it dearly, but there are new adventures ahead. They might even be more challenging adventures that will teach me a lot.?

Why? Because this is our new garden.

Smaller, yes. But I?ve learned over time that it?s difficult to kill a plant that you stick in the ground. A plant in a pot is a whole different story. So begin my adventures in balcony and container gardening!

We started small with herbs, spinach, arugula, lettuce and chard, and I couldn?t resist trying out a few strawberry plants. (There?s also a new citrus tree, but I?ll save that for another post.) Everything is perky and green so far so I have high hopes.?

It?s doing so well that I decided to trim off a little arugula for a salad. The spinach has a ways to go so I picked that up at the Farmer?s Market this past weekend. And you just know that oranges had to be in there somewhere.?

Cheese is a requirement on my salads and the more flavorful and stronger the better. I like goat cheese. Well, some goat cheese. I seem to be getting pickier. If it?s mild in grassy flavor then I?m a huge fan.?

Instead of topping my salad with goat cheese, I blended it with the dressing. Wow, do I love this dressing - nutty, sweet, tart and creamy. It?s a thin dressing so if you prefer something thicker I?d suggest cutting back a bit on the orange juice or adding a little more cheese.?

Fingers crossed that there are more apartment garden salads to come!

?Arugula and Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese Orange Walnut Dressing Recipe

3 cups spinach

1 cup arugula

1 orange, peeled and sliced

? cup dried cranberries

Dressing

2 tbsp chopped walnuts

1 tbsp ch?vre (goat cheese)

1 clove garlic

Juice of one orange

Sprinkle of salt and pepper, to taste

Arrange the spinach and arugula on two plates, about 1 ? cups spinach and ? cup arugula on each. Top each plate of greens with half of the orange slices. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of cranberries on each salad.

To make the dressing, place all ingredients in a small food processor. Pulse until the walnuts are ground fine and all ingredients are combined. (Makes about ? cup.)?

Drizzle each salad with half of the dressing. Makes 2 servings.

Source: http://www.fakefoodfree.com/2013/02/arugula-and-spinach-salad-with-goat.html

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