Warm goat cheese and potato salad

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4largesPotato, yukon gold
Vegetable or corn oil
1teaspoonSalt, divided
1teaspoonPepper, divided
1cupBalsamic vinegar
8slicesBacon
tablespoonBalsamic vinegar
½poundsFrisee lettuce or gourmet greens
1tablespoonParsley, fresh, chopped
1tablespoonChives, chopped
1tablespoonThyme, fresh chopped
1Granny Smith apple, cut into thin wedges
Warm Goat Cheese Fondue
Parsley Oil
Chili Oil

Directions

Cut potatoes into rectangular blocks; dice trimmings. Pour oil to a depth of 3 inches into a dutch oven; heat to 375F. Fry diced potato in oil 2 minutes or until golden. Drain and set aside. Fry potato blocks 6 minutes or until golden. Drain and place in a shallow pan. Bake at 375F for 10 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle diced potato and potato blocks with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper; cool. Boil 1 cup balsamic vinegar in a heavy nonstick skillet until reduced to ½ cup; set aside. Cook bacon in skillet until crisp; remove bacon, reserving 1½ tablespoons drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon and set aside. Add remaining ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, and 1 ½ balsamic vinegar to reserved drippings, stirring balsamic dressing well.

Combine diced potato, bacon, frisee and next 3 ingredients in a large salad bowl; drizzle with balsamic dressing, and toss gently. Arrange salad evenly on individual salad plates, stand potato blocks upright in center. Cut a slit in top of potato blaock; insert 3 or 4 apple wedges into each slit.

Spoon Warm Goat Cheese Fondue onto plates, spoon over potato, if desired.

Drizzle plate with reduced vinegar, Parsley Oil and Chili Oil. Serve immediately. Yeild 4 servings

Notes: Three other recipes are used in this salad. Warm Goat Cheese Fonue, Parsley Oil, and Chili Oil

Per serving: 178 Calories; 7g Fat (31% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; 11mg Cholesterol; 750mg Sodium Posted to FOODWINE Digest 09 Dec 96 Recipe by: Southern Living Best Recipe 1996/tpogue@...

From: terry pogue <tpogue@...> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 13:17:28 +0100