Prepare Mustard Vinaigrette; set aside or refrigerate until ready to use. If refrigerating, bring to room temperature before using.
Prepare Goat Cheese Croutons. Cut the goat cheese into 1/2-inch slices. Tip: Use dental floss to slice the cheese logs cleanly. Pour olive oil into a small bowl or saucer; dip goat cheese slices into olive oil and coat both sides of each cheese slice. In another small bowl or saucer, combine bread crumbs and nuts; dip the goat cheese slices into the crumb mixture. Place the cheese croutons on a lightly oiled baking sheet. NOTE: The croutons may be refrigerated at this point for several hours.
When ready to serve your salad, remove prepared Goat Cheese Croutons from the refrigerator. Bake them for approximately 6 minutes or until the cheese softens slightly and the crust turns deep golden.
While the Goat Cheese Croutons are baking, place your salad greens in a large bowl; toss the lettuce and the radicchio with the vinaigrette. Place the greens on individual salad plates.
DO NOT OVERDRESS YOUR SALADS - Too much salad dressing will weight down the salad ingredients and mask their flavors. The dressing's role is to highlight not to overpower the salad ingredients. A general rule is 1/4 cup of dressing for 6 cups of greens. As soon as your salad is mixed, taste a leaf to see if there is sufficient dressing. If not, drizzle some more over the salad, a tablespoon at a time; toss and taste again.
Remove the hot Goat Cheese Croutons from oven and transfer them to the top of the salad greens. Serve immediately.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, shallot, garlic, mustard, parsley, and salt and pepper. Add walnut oil in a stream, whisking until it is emulsified (I used my blender for this).
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut the goat cheese into 1/2-inch slices. Tip: Use dental floss to slice the cheese logs cleanly.
Pour olive oil into a small bowl or saucer; dip goat cheese slices into olive oil and coat both sides of each cheese slice.
In another small bowl or saucer, combine bread crumbs and nuts; dip the goat cheese slices into the crumb mixture.
Place the cheese croutons on a lightly oiled baking sheet. NOTE: the croutons may be refrigerated at this point for several hours.
Greens With Goat Cheese Croutons Recipe: https://whatscookingamerica.net/salad/goatsalad.htm