Blackberry Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups spinach leaves
• 3 scallions, sliced
• 1 1/2 cups blackberries
• 2 ounces goat cheese
• 1/2 cup pecans, toasted
• 1/2 cup blackberry
• 1 teaspoon sugar (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons good vinegar, try blackberry vinegar
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1/4 cup god olive oil

Recipe

• 1 toss the spinach and scallions.
• 2 top with pecans that have been toasted in the microwave for a minute or two and the fresh blackberries.
• 3 for the dressing: place 1/2 cup blackberries in a small pan over medium heat and bring to a simmer with a little sugar to taste. remove from the heat and strain out the seeds if desired.
• 4 add the vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, salt, and pepper.
• 5 slowly whisk in the olive oil to emulsify.
• 6 drizzle the dressing over slices of goat cheese arranged on a plate. serve the cheese and extra dressing along side the salad.