Best Greens And Beans Salad With Baked Goat Cheese And Jammy Eggs Recipes

GREENS AND BEANS

Steps:

• Pour enough water into a large pot to be about 2 inches deep; bring to a boil. Stir 1 teaspoon salt into the boiling water; add escarole. Cook the escarole at a boil, pushing the escarole further into the water as it wilts, until it is fork-tender, 3 to 5 minutes; drain.
• Pour olive oil into the pot and place over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in hot oil until the garlic is soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir drained escarole and cannellini beans into the garlic mixture; cook and stir until the beans are hot, 5 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the mixture just before serving.

BEANS-N-GREENS SALAD

Steps:

• Arrange the greens on a large platter or in a salad bowl. Top with beans and red onions.
• In a small bowl, combine garlic, sugar and vinegar. Whisk in oil. Pour dressing evenly over the salad. Dressing may also be made in blender or food processor. Season salad with salt and pepper, serve.

ALICE WATERS'S BAKED GOAT CHEESE WITH SALAD

Steps:

• Place the rounds of goat cheese in a flat dish and add onequarter cup of the oil. Add the thyme sprigs or sprinkle with one teaspoon dried thyme. Let stand eight hours or longer.
• Blend the remaining teaspoon dried thyme with the bread crumbs and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Remove the cheese rounds and coat them all over with the breadcrumb-and-thyme mixture. Put them in an oiled baking dish and place in the oven. Bake six to 10 minutes or until cheese is lightly bubbling and golden.
• Meanwhile, blend the remaining half cup of oil with the vinegar, salt and pepper. Pour this over the salad greens and toss.
• Serve the cheese on warm plates surrounded by garlic toast slices. Serve with the salad.

SALAD OF FRENCH-STYLE GREEN BEANS AND GOAT'S CHEESE

Steps:

• Juice the lemon. Cut the beans diagonally into broad diamond shapes (any shape will do, but this just looks pretty). Blanch them in boiling water in circa 2 mins and immediately rinse in cold water. Cut the olives into chunks. Mix beans, olives, oil, and lemon juice, and add salt and pepper to taste.
• Crumble the cheese over the salad.

CHICKEN, GREEN BEAN AND GOAT CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Arrange chicken breasts in single layer in jelly roll pans or baking pans. Brush both sides with soy sauce and olive oil. Sprinkle both sides with pepper. Arrange skin side up. Roast until just cooked through, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly. Skin and bone chicken; reserve drippings in pans. Cut chicken into 1/2-inch-wide strips. Return to pans and turn to coat with drippings. Cool. Transfer chicken meat and drippings to large bowl. Set aside.
• Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Refresh with cold water. Drain well. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover chicken and beans separately and refrigerate.)
• Combine mustard and vinegar in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in oil. Add shallots and 2 tablespoons thyme. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Store dressing at room temperature.)
• Add beans, dressing and walnuts to chicken and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Line platter with kale. Top with salad. Sprinkle with cheese and additional thyme and serve.

GREEN SALAD WITH BAKED GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cut goat cheese into eight slices; brush both sides with olive oil and coat with bread crumbs. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until cheese is bubbly, 5-6 minutes., In a large bowl, combine salad greens, cranberries, walnuts and bacon; transfer to a platter. Top with cheese and croutons. Serve with dressing of your choice.,

GREENS AND BEANS SALAD WITH BAKED GOAT CHEESE AND JAMMY EGGS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack 5 to 6 inches from the broiler unit, and preheat the broiler. Fill a small pot with water, cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Fill a medium bowl with ice water.
• Place the haricots verts in one even row on one short-side of a rimmed baking sheet and the tomatoes in the bottom middle of the baking sheet. Drizzle the vegetables with 2 tablespoons of the oil and evenly distribute the lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few cracks of pepper. Toss each vegetable individually to coat. Place the beans, 2 tablespoons of the oil, the herbs de Provence, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few cracks of pepper in the center of a 13-inch piece of aluminum foil. Toss to combine. Fold up the edges of the foil packet to seal and place on the other short-side of the baking sheet. Broil until the tomatoes begin to blister, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the eggs to the boiling water and lower the heat to medium-low. Simmer the eggs for a jammy yolk, about 6 minutes. Transfer the eggs to the ice water. After cooling for about 1 minute, peel the shells off the eggs under cool running water.
• Drizzle the bread with 1 tablespoon of the oil and season with a pinch of salt. Add the goat cheese and bread to the open area left on the baking sheet. Continue to broil until the bread has toasted, the tomatoes are blistered, the haricot verts are charred and the cheese has softened, about 6 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk together the lemon juice, the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few cracks of pepper in a small bowl.
• Arrange a few pieces of butter lettuce on each plate. Divide the roasted vegetables, warmed goat cheese and kalamata olives between the plates. Add 3 slices of bread and a halved egg to each plate. Finish with a pinch of salt and pepper on the egg, plus a drizzle of lemon dressing on the lettuce.