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Smoked Arugula Salad with Peppered Goat Cheese and Bourbon Vinaigrette

Carne Diem Culinary
Arugula, peppered goat cheese, seasoned cashews, shallots, and sliced apples all combine perfectly in this tasty but unique Smoked Arugula Salad. Finished with a bourbon vinaigrette, this salad is anything but ordinary.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 4 salads
Calories 291 kcal

Equipment

  • Smoking Gun or other handheld smoker

Ingredients
  

  • Arugula
  • 1 Shallot thinly sliced
  • Seasoned Cashews
  • Peppered Goat Cheese crumbled
  • 1 Apple thinly sliced

Bourbon Vinaigrette

  • ½ Cup Olive Oil
  • ¼ Cup Red Wine Vinegar
  • 2 Tab Bourbon
  • 1 tea Minced Garlic
  • 1 tea Dijon Mustard
  • ½ tea White Sugar
  • ¼ tea Salt

Instructions
 

  • Combine the dressing ingredients in a salad dressing shaker and shake to combine. Refrigerate until needed.
  • In 32 ounce Mason jars, layer the a apple slices, crumbled goat cheese, cashews, arugula, and sliced shallots.
  • Smoke the salad using a Smoking Gun or other hand held smoker. Place the smoking tube into the Mason jar as deep as possible and light the handheld smoker.
  • As the smoke starts flip the jar on its side or upside down to try to keep as much smoke in the jar as possible. Smoke for about 30 seconds then remove the smoking gun and place the lid on the jar. Repeat with the remaining jars.
  • When ready to serve dump the salad into a bowl and top with the bourbon dressing.

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gSodium: 163mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 26IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 1mg
Keyword apple, Arugula, Cashews, Goat cheese, Salad, Smoked, Smoking Gun
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