Blueberry Goat Cheese Salad

This Blueberry Goat Cheese Salad is an easy summer salad that is perfect to make during blueberry season. Made with blueberries, goat cheese, spinach and toasted walnuts. Then topped with a maple balsamic vinaigrette.

Any salad that is made with fresh berries makes a delicious summer salad. For some other berry salads, try this Strawberry Almond Spinach Salad.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Easy & Elegant — This is a simple salad with just a few ingredients, but it is still an elegant recipe that looks presentable for serving to guests. 
• Delicious — The combination of fresh blueberries with tangy goat cheese and a crunch from toasted walnuts, topped with a Maple Vinaigrette Dressing is ridiculously tasty. 
• Versatile — This recipe makes a great light lunch or side dish recipe. There are also lots of substitutions you can make for both the salad ingredients as well as for the dressing itself. 
• Great for blueberry season — This salad is a great way to use up extra blueberries during blueberry season.

Ingredients & Substitutions

• Blueberries: Blueberries are the star ingredient in this recipe. Use fresh blueberries only. Frozen blueberries won’t work for this salad recipe. 
• Goat Cheese: Goat cheese adds a delicious tang to complement the sweet blueberries. If you don’t like goat cheese, you can replace it with feta instead. 
• Spinach: You can use baby spinach or fresh regular spinach. As a substitute, you can use spring mix, kale or arugula. 
• Walnuts: Toasted walnuts add flavor and a bit of crunch to this salad. You can substitute the walnuts for toasted pecans or toasted almonds. 
• Maple Syrup: Maple syrup is used to make the dressing. Make sure to use real maple syrup and not the fake stuff. 
• Olive Oil: Olive oil is used for the vinaigrette dressing. Avocado oil, sunflower oil or walnut oil all work well as a substitution. 
• Balsamic Vinegar: Use a high quality balsamic vinegar that you enjoy the flavor of to make the vinaigrette dressing.

How To Make A Blueberry Goat Cheese Salad

Step 1: Add the maple syrup, olive oil and balsamic vinegar to a mason jar.

Step 2: Shake the mason jar vigorously for 15 seconds until the mixture is emulsified.

Step 3: Add the spinach, blueberries, goat cheese and toasted walnuts to a large salad bowl. Top with the dressing, toss the salad and serve immediately.

Expert Tips

• Try another dressing. If you want to try another dressing other than the maple vinaigrette, I recommend this Blueberry Balsamic Vinaigrette, this Balsamic Date Vinaigrette or this Strawberry Basil Vinaigrette. 
• Add in some other berries. If you have other fresh berries on hand such as strawberries or raspberries, you can add them into this salad as well.
• Store ingredients separately. If you are not planning to eat this salad as soon as you make it, store the ingredients separately in air tight containers in the fridge to make sure the salad tastes fresh and doesn’t get soggy.

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