Frisee Salad with Baked Goat Cheese and Bacon
- 3 ounces thickly sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
- 2 tablespoons walnut oil
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 4 slices of country bread
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon unsalted butter, softened
- Two 3 1/2-ounce round goat cheeses, such as Crottin de Chavignol, halved horizontally
- 1/2 pound frisee lettuce (8 cups)
- 1/4 cup minced chives
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- In a skillet, fry the bacon over moderate heat until crisp, 6 minutes.
- Pour off the fat.
- Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to the bacon and cook until evaporated.
- In a small bowl, whisk the grapeseed oil with the remaining 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, the walnut oil and mustard and season with salt and pepper.
- On a baking sheet, spread the bread with the butter.
- Bake for 6 minutes, or until golden.
- Top each toast with a cheese half.
- Bake for about 8 minutes, or until the cheese is warmed and soft.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss the frisee, bacon, chives and vinaigrette.
- Mound the salad on plates and set a goat cheese toast alongside.
- Grind some pepper over the cheese and serve.
bacon, red wine vinegar, grapeseed oil, walnut oil, mustard, salt, country bread, unsalted butter, goat cheeses, frisee lettuce, chives
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/frisee-salad-with-baked-goat-cheese-and-bacon (may not work)