French Market Recipe 2023 24 Salade au chevre chaud Toasted goat’s cheese salad

French Market Recipe 2023 24
Salade au chevre chaud 
Toasted goat’s cheese salad

Ingredients for 4 starter portions

• 1 butter lettuce
• Packet of baby rocket leaf
• 200g slice of buche de chevre from the French Market
• 100g Walnuts or pecan nuts
• Fresh herbs – basil – thyme
• Baguette
• 50ml Walnut oil La Tourangelle from the French Market

Directions:

1. Wash the lettuce, rocket and herbs and dry
2. Chop the walnuts / pecan nuts
3. Slice the buche into 4 slices
4. Cut 4 finger width large slices of baguette
5. Tear the lettuce into bite-sized pieces
6. Place the lettuce and rocket in a salad bowl
7. Chop the herbs and add to the salad
8. Toss the salad in the walnut oil and place in fridge
9. Grill the slices of baguettes on one side until golden
10. Turn over the toasted slices  and place on a heat proof dish.
11. Place a slice of buche on each toast
12. Add the chopped nuts on top of the buche
13. Place the toasts back under the grill until the cheese and nuts have browned slightly
14. Remove from the grill
15. Share the salad into 4 portions and place on individual plates
16. Place one toast with buche and nuts on top of each salad
17. Grind some fresh black pepper over the top.

Serve straight away accompanied by a glass of Sauvignon Blanc Comte de la Doucette Sancerre available from the French Market shop.