Grilled Goat Cheese Salad

Name: Grilled Goat Cheese Salad
Yield: Serves 8-10 as a first course
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 1 loaf of stale French bread (baguette); 2 garlic cloves, cut in half; virgin olive oil; finely ground black pepper, to taste; ½ teaspoon salt; 6 slices prosciutto (Parma ham), grilled; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 350 g (11 oz) mesclun salad leaves; ½ cup (125 mL/4 fl oz) virgin olive oil; 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 310 g (10 oz) goat cheese; 80 mL (2½ fl oz) virgin olive oil; ½ cup (60 g/2 oz) sundried tomatoes; ½ cup (60 g/2 oz) diced olives

Preparation info

Serves
8-10
as a first course

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fine Family Cooking

By Tony Bilson

Published 1994

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Ingredients

Croûtons

1 loaf of stale French bread (baguette)
2 garlic cloves, cut in half
80 mL (

Oceania
Australia
Starter

Method

Cut 30 thin slices from the French loaf. Rub the bread with the garlic and brush with the olive oil. Brown the bread (approximately 3 minutes) on a baking tray in a low oven (150°C/300°F). Spread the croûtons with the goat cheese and return to the oven for 10 minutes.

Mix the salad in a bowl. Mix the dressing ingredients in a separate bowl.

Mix the salad and dressing together an