Name: Mixed Baby Greens Salad with Peach, Mustard & Rum Vinaigrette
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 oz mixed baby greens; 2 Tbsp finely chopped shallot; ¼ cup finely chopped yellow pepper; 20 cherry tomatoes, halved; 2 Tbsp goat cheese, crumbled; 1 medium apple, diced; ¼ cup canned peaches; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 4 tsp white wine vinegar; 4 Tbsp canola oil; 1 tsp grated fresh ginger; 5 tsp honey; 4 tsp dark rum; 1 tsp dry mustard powder; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste; ¼ cup pistachios, unsalted, shelled; ¼ cup almonds, unsalted, shelled; 4 tsp prepared honey mustard; 1 tsp water

This mixed green salad is perfectly paired with a Peach, Mustard and Rum Vinaigrette and topped off with Honey Mustard Almonds and Pistachios.

Ingredients

Mixed Baby Greens Salad:

8 oz mixed baby greens

2 Tbsp finely chopped shallot

¼ cup finely chopped yellow pepper

20 cherry tomatoes, halved

2 Tbsp goat cheese, crumbled

1 medium apple, diced

Peach, Mustard & Rum Vinaigrette:

¼ cup canned peaches

1 Tbsp lemon juice

4 tsp white wine vinegar

4 Tbsp canola oil

1 tsp grated fresh ginger

5 tsp honey

4 tsp dark rum

1 tsp dry mustard powder

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Honey Mustard Almond & Pistachios:

¼ cup pistachios, unsalted, shelled

¼ cup almonds, unsalted, shelled

4 tsp prepared honey mustard

1 tsp water

Instructions

Salad:

In a bowl combine greens, shallot and pepper together. Toss the salad with Peach, Mustard & Rum Vinaigrette as desired. Season with salt and pepper. Top each serving with goat cheese and cherry tomatoes. Garnish with apple and Honey Mustard almonds & Pistachios.

Vinaigrette:

In a small food processor blend peaches with lemon juice and vinegar. Blend in canola oil with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Honey Mustard Almonds & Pistachios:

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Combine mustard and water together in a bowl. Add the nuts and mix together. Place the nuts on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake approximately 4 minutes, stirring occasionally until the nuts are glazed and evenly browned.