Excellent salad! I did not make the tartine but rather compiled the salad and then crumbled the cheese on top. I also used pecans instead of hazelnuts and all arugula instead of a mix. The flavor is outstanding-- the sweetness of the beets blends very well with the tartness of the cheese. The avocado and pecans make it rich and decadent. Yum!
I left out the tartine and just made the salad which was very flavorful. I used raw grated beets; otherwise I followed the salad recipe exactly. The avocados and beets went well together and the simple dressing was a perfect complement. If you don't want to make the tartine you can just toss some crumbled goat cheese into the salad.
Couldn't ask for a finer salad. Elegant and delicious. Impressive presentation. I used fresh basil for the crostinis raised the ratio of olive oil to vinegar to the 3:1 I prefer used a mix of romaine arugula and baby spinach (what I happened to have in in the fridge) and toasted pecans. Awesome good.
This was SO good. I made it with garlic and herb goats cheese, white balsamic vinegar, and sliced almonds as that's what I had on hand. Absolutely delicious. Will definitely make again. Thanks so much, Kat!
Yum yum yum. I made this as a starter to our meal. Next time I'm skipping the "dinner" course and eating more of this one. Thanks for the recipe!
Great salad dressing. Some variations: I used regular lettuce since I didn't have arugula sunflower seeds that I toasted in the oven while I was making the tartines and added about a teaspoon of the beet juice to the dressing. I felt the salad lacked texture so half way through eating added cucumber slices. Also I'm not sure the basil is a great compliment of the other flavors. I don't know what would be better but I was a little turned off by the combination of goat cheese and basil.
Super Yumm-a-licious! I skipped the tartine (goat cheese is expensive!) and just spread some alouette on water crackers for a side-crunch. This salad makes me want to have ladies over for lunch!
This is a 3 - quite edible but for all the work just not worth the effort. The bruschetta topping that Trader Joe's sells is better - factor in your time and it's cheaper.
Did it as an appetizer for our Christmas meal - was a hit! Only minor change was the fact that we had more hardened goat cheese and therefore cut it into slices to place on the nut bread slices - then shook basil on the slices. As usual all I could find was avocado that wasn't ripe enough (too hard - only used 1). Very very nice - will do again - (ripen them at home on the counter).
