Spring salad with candied walnuts and blueberry vanilla goat cheese

If you need one more reason to run out and buy the Blueberry Vanilla Goat Cheese from Trader Joe's, this is it. Last night I made a spring salad with candied walnuts and blueberry vanilla goat cheese. This was such a delicious and refreshing salad that I'm sure to make again. One of the things I loved the best was the tiny little wild blueberries that imparted themselves in to the salad mix. If you can't find this cheese and/or don't have a Trader Joe's near you, crumbled goat cheese or gorgonzola would do the same minus the delicious vanilla flavor and little blueberries.


Ingredients

1/2 cup walnut halves
1/4 cup sugar
3 cups mixed greens
1/2 cup crumbled blueberry vanilla goat cheese
1 tablespoon raspberry vinaigrette
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

1. Place walnuts and sugar in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves into a light brown liquid and coats the walnuts. Remove walnuts from skillet, and spread them out on a sheet of aluminum foil to cool.
2. Place in a large salad bowl the mixed greens, cheese, vinaigrette, vinegar, and olive oil. Toss gently; add candied walnuts, and toss again.