Warm Goat Cheese and Mixed Greens Salad

For a typical French bistro lunch or light dinner, serve this salad with a loaf of crusty bread.

Ingredients

Salad:

8 cups mixed baby greens

5 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY

1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme

salt and pepper to taste

1 avocado, peeled and chopped

Cheese:

2 logs (3 1/2 ounces each) Montrachet goat cheese

1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped

Honey Tips

How Honey is Made

To make honey, bees drop the collected nectar into the honeycomb and then evaporate it by fanning their wings.

Directions

Divide salad greens between 4 plates.
In a small bowl whisk together 4 tablespoons olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, honey and thyme. Set aside.
Cut each cheese log into 6 rounds. Press the rounds with chopped pecans. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large non-stick skillet. Once the pan is hot add cheese and saute a few minutes to warm, turning once. Do not melt the cheese.
Place cheese on top of salad greens. Sprinkle with chopped avocado and drizzle with dressing.
Serves: 4