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Okanagan Farms A Perfect Summer Salad

Okanagan Summer Salad

Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm
This recipe is slightly adapted from a feature in Bon Appétit magazine. It is a delicious salad that uses our house blend of Herbes de Provence.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine North American
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bag Mixed Greens Lettuce
  • 2 fresh Nectarines or other fruit such as peaches or blackberries
  • 2 small Red Diced Peppers or yellow peppers
  • ½ cup Roasted Pine Nuts or other seeds such as pumpkin
  • 1 tbsp Lavender Blossoms fresh or dried
  • 1 small Roll of Chevre Goat Cheese
  • ½ cup Breadcrumbs
  • 1 tbsp Herbes de Provence
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • Little Creek Gardens Original Dressing or your favourite

Instructions
 

Prepare the Chevre:

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
  • Mix the breadcrumbs and the Herbes de Provence.
  • Coat the chevre in olive oil, roll in breadcrumb mixture
  • Bake for 7-10 minutes.
  • Allow to stand for 5 minutes and then slice into ¼ inch rounds.

Assemble the Salad:

  • Meanwhile, wash and tear lettuces into bite-sized pieces and place them in a salad bowl. Top the greens with diced nectarines or peaches and diced peppers. Sprinkle pinenuts (or seeds) and lavender flowers on after the cheese is arranged, and serve the salad with a vinaigrette.

Notes

Note: Our favourite local dressing for this salad is Little Creek Gardens Original Vinaigrette!
Keyword Fruit, Goat Cheese, Lavender, Salad
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