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Smoked Arugula Salad with Peppered Goat Cheese and Bourbon Vinaigrette
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.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 salads
Calories: 291 kcal
Course:
Salad
Cuisine:
American
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.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
291kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
20g
Sodium
163mg
(7%)
Potassium
81mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
26IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4salads
Amount Per Serving
Calories 291
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 291kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Sodium | 163mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 81mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 26IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.