This grape walnut salad makes it very clear that I have a sweet tooth. It’s pretty out-of-hand, really. As I navigate this get healthy journey and by committing to a plant-based diet, I’ve made a little headway with the sweets.
I still tend to make a sweeter salad more times than not. And you know, that’s totally ok! I’m choosing organic, healthy, nutritious foods over processed and unhealthy ones. That’s a WIN!
If you are on a healthy lifestyle journey and are struggling with sweets, give this red grape, walnut and goat cheese salad a try. You may just find yourself easily replacing those processed and unhealthy sweets more and more!
A Green Salad With Goat Cheese?
Goat cheese may not be the first ingredient you think of adding to a leafy greens salad, but let me just tell you – if you’ve added a sweet element, a fruit or even a sweeter vinaigrette dressing – goat cheese is the PERFECT ingredient.
The slightly tart and a bit tangy taste of goat cheese pairs perfectly with the sweetness of the red grapes. Add the earthiness of the walnut and you’ve got yourself one delicious bite!
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A Salad With Goat Cheese And Walnuts
This salad recipe keeps these two ingredients a bit larger in size. But if you wanted to, you could chop the walnuts, break the cheese up into smaller pieces and you could even slice the grapes a few extra times. Spreading the ingredients out a bit more will also even out your bites.
Sometimes I’m so hungry that I just toss my ingredients on top of my bed of leafy greens and dig right on in!
This salad is absolutely delicious by the way.
You’ve probably gathered by now that I have quite a sweet tooth. I can’t help it, ok?
Instead of depriving myself of the sugar I so clearly love, I decided to make healthier choices. One of the ways I do this is with my lunch salads.
Finding new ways to indulge in a sweeter salad has been super fun and my Sweet Cranberry White Cheddar Apple Walnut Salad Recipe doesn’t disappoint!
Goat Cheese In Salad Topping Ideas
There are definitely some great salad topping ideas that will go well with goat cheese. Here are a few on my list to try next!
- Mandarin Oranges
- Arugula
- Red Apple
- Green Apple
- Cranberries
- Strawberries
Salad Dressing For Red Grape Walnut Salad With Goat Cheese
If my salad has a sweet ingredient, like the red grape in this particular salad, I’ll always reach for a sweet vinaigrette. I only had this one on hand, but will be replacing it and other dressings with this brand in the very near future.
I’m slowly replacing my current food stash with healthier, organic and simple ingredient options as I’m on a get-healthy-journey over here. Baby steps – one at a time.
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Red Grape Walnut Salad With Goat Cheese - Delicious Healthy Salad Recipe
Notes
If you've jumped straight to the recipe, Hello! I'm Bri and I absolutely love creating simple, healthy salads. This is one of my sweeter salad and it's absolutely delicious. ••• I've put together a FREE plant-based beginners food list guide. Check that out and download it for easy-access. I use my copy to put together my grocery shopping list. ••• Hope you enjoy this salad as much as I did. Please pin it to your favorite Pinterest food board before you go and have a lovely day! xo
Ingredients
- 57g Leafy Green Salad Mix
- 57g Red Seedless Grapes, halved
- 15g Raw Walnut, Pieces
- 43g Fresh Goat Milk Cheese, Plain
- 1/2 fl.oz Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Instructions
- Add the leafy greens to your favorite salad dish.
- Top with the ingredients, in any order.
- Add the dressing to the very top and enjoy!
- Easy peasy.
Nutrition Facts
Red Grape Walnut Salad With Goat Cheese - Delicious Healthy Salad Recipe
Serves: 1 Person
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Amount Per Serving: One Salad
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| Calories | 292 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 20g | 30.8% | |
| Saturated Fat 7g | 35% | |
| Trans Fat 0g | ||
| Cholesterol 38mg | 12.7% | |
| Sodium 310mg | 12.9% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 18g | 6% | |
| Dietary Fiber 2g | 8% | |
| Sugars 12g | ||
| Protein 10g | ||
| Vitamin A 7mcg | Vitamin C 3mg | |
| Calcium 115mg | Iron 2mg | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
By Bri Alli
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Tell Me, Are You Into Sweeter Salads?
If you are, we would definitely get along. Now don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love and crave very basic, simplistic, plain salads and even eat leafy green salads without dressing. I don’t always have this sweet tooth of mine, but when I’m really craving the sugar, I now reach for a fruit instead of that sugary brownie. I’ll take a sweet salad over a processed sugar ANY day.
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