Jul 3 10
by cara
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Corn and Goat Cheese Salad with Cilantro Honey Lime Dressing

I have lots of recipes piling up that I want to blog about, but tonight I made the most AMAZING salad that I just had to share first.  Courtney at Cooking Up a Family recently mentioned a Cilantro Honey Lime Dressing she made, and I thought this would pair perfectly with the Shredded Chicken Taquitos I had on the menu for dinner.  This was one of those salads that just came together with ingredients I had on hand already.  What?  You don’t keep goat cheese and Cotija cheese on hand?  Well you should.  They’re very versatile cheeses!  But don’t worry if you don’t have the cheese–the dressing is the star of the show here!  You could add some grilled chicken or shrimp to make this salad a stand-alone (and stand-out) meal.

Corn and Goat Cheese Salad with Cilantro Honey Lime Dressing

Ingredients:

  • Lettuce (use something extra crispy, like romaine)
  • Corn
  • Goat Cheese, crumbled
  • Avocado, sliced or cut into small chunks
  • Cotija cheese
  • Tortilla chips, crumbled
  • Cilantro Honey Lime Dressing (recipe below)

Prepare dressing (recipe below).  In a large bowl, toss the lettuce with corn, goat cheese, and avocado.  Toss with dressing.  Top salads with tortilla chips and Cotija cheese.

Cilantro Honey Lime Dressing

recipe from The Mother Huddle via Cooking Up a Family

Ingredients:

  • 1 jalapeno, chopped and seeded if you don’t want it spicy
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped or crushed
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice,1 or 2 large limes depending on how juicy they are
  • 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1 handful cilantro leaves, about a 1/4 cup…try not to use the stems it will make it taste soapy
  • Salt to taste, about, probably 1/2 tsp
  • 1/2 cup canola or olive oil

Place all ingredients except cilantro and oil in blender. Pulse until well blended. Add cilantro and pulse a few more times. With blender on, slowly pour in oil until mixture maintains a dressing like consistency. (If using a food processor, start by pulsing the jalapeno and garlic before adding liquid.) Serve over salad.

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4 Comments
  1. i am so glad you liked this!! your salad sounds great!!

  2. Oh goodness me. I am so hungry for this right now.

  3. This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing it! I can’t wait to make it, I love everything in it!

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