Recipe - Salad Of Baby Asian Greens W Goat Cheese Cro

Three fourths cup Extravirgin olive oil
One fourth cup Sherry vinegar (or)
. use fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon Garlic; minced
1 tablespoon Mustard; grainy style
2 tablespoon Thyme, oregano or marjoram;
. finely chopped
1 teaspoon Sugar
Salt & pepper to taste
12 Baguette slices; 1/2inch
. thick
8 ounce Goat cheese log
10 ounce Mixed baby asian greens;
. tatsoi, mizuna, mibuna,
. komatsu, bok choy or
. mustards washed & dried

1. In a medium bowl, combine the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, mustard,
herbs, sugar, salt and pepper, and whisk together to blend.

2. Toast the baguette slices in a 350 degree oven until crisp, about 10 to
12 minutes. Cut the goat cheese into 12 rounds, and put one slice on each
piece of toast.

3. Meanwhile, place the greens in a large bowl. Stir the dressing well and
add just enough to moisten the greens (there will be some dressing left
over); toss the greens to coat. Place greens on indlvidual serving plates,
and then dlstribute the croutons evenly and serve.

Yield: 6 servings.

Approximate nutritional analysis per serving: 490 calories, 45 grams fat,
20 milligrams cholesterol, 350 milligrams sodium (before salting), 11 grams
protein, 15 grams carbohydrate.

** New York Times Living Arts section 29 November 1995 **

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