Spinach Salad with Andouille Dressing and Three Nut Crusted Goat Cheese
Spinach Salad with Andouille Dressing and Three Nut Crusted Goat Cheese
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 824
- Total Fat
- 74
- Saturated Fat
- 14
- Carbohydrates
- 27
- Dietary Fiber
- 10
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 22
- Cholesterol
- 35
- Sodium
- 685
- Total: 35 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 20 min
- Yield: 6 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 824
- Total Fat
- 74
- Saturated Fat
- 14
- Carbohydrates
- 27
- Dietary Fiber
- 10
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 22
- Cholesterol
- 35
- Sodium
- 685
- Total: 35 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
1/2 pound ground andouille sausage or other pork sausage
1 cup finely chopped onions
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup toasted walnut pieces
1 cup toasted pecans
1 cup toasted hazelnut pieces
Essence, recipe follows
6 ounces goat cheese
1 pound fresh baby spinach, cleaned and patted dry
1 cup julienned red onions
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Essence (Emeril's Creole Seasoning):
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon black pepper
1 tablespoon onion powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried leaf oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme
Directions
- In a saucepan, over medium heat, brown the sausage, about 4 to 6 minutes. Add the onions and garlic. Continue to cook for 3 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the vinegar, scrapping the bottom of the pan to remove any sausage that has stuck to the pan. Whisk in the oil. Remove from the heat and set aside. Using a mini-food processor, fitted with a metal blade, grind each nut separately. Season each nut with Essence. Form the cheese into 18 small balls, each ball about 1 tablespoon of cheese. Roll six of the balls of cheese in the ground walnuts. Roll six of the balls of cheese in the ground pecans. Finally, roll the remaining 6 balls of cheese in the hazelnuts. In a large mixing bowl, combine the spinach and red onions. Season with salt and pepper. Toss the spinach with the andouille dressing. Mound the salad in the center of each plate. Arrange each of the nut crusted balls of cheese around the spinach.
Essence (Emeril's Creole Seasoning):
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly and store in an airtight jar or container.
- Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.
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