Roasted Rhubarb & Spinach Salad with Sunflower Seed-Crusted Goat Cheese

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Yep, another roasted rhubarb recipe! This time I have roasted the tart stalks and used them as a savory salad topper; baby spinach as the green along with rounds of goat cheese that have been rolled in crunchy sunflower seeds.  And for the dressing, since rhubarb and raspberries are a classic combination, I made a simple vinaigrette with olive oil and a touch of flavorful raspberry balsamic vinegar.

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Roasted Rhubarb & Spinach Salad with Sunflower Seed-Crusted Goat Cheese

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  • Yield: 4
  • Difficulty: easy
  • Recipe type: Salad

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups rhubarb, cut into ½-inch pieces (fresh or frozen, thawed if frozen*)
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • 4 oz. log goat cheese, room temperature
  • Sunflower seeds
  • For the vinaigrette: whisk 2 Tablespoons raspberry balsamic vinegar with 3 Tablespoons olive oil; season with salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Lay the cut rhubarb on a parchment-lined baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until tender. Form the goat cheese into small rounds and roll in sunflower seeds.
  2. Divide the spinach amongst each salad plate. Top with some of the roasted rhubarb, the goat cheese rounds and drizzle with some of the vinaigrette.

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