Jeanette's Healthy Living

Where delicious and healthy come together

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • List of All Recipes (alphabetical)
    • Breakfast
    • appetizers
    • soups
    • salads
    • main courses
    • side dishes
    • dips and sauces
    • beverages
    • smoothies
    • Desserts and Cookies
  • Special Diets
    • gluten-free
    • dairy-free
    • vegetarian
    • vegan
    • Liquid/Soft Food Diet
    • Pureed Food Diet
    • Low Residue Diet
  • Cancer Cooking
  • Faith
  • Healthy Living
    • Healthy Living
    • travel
  • About
    • About
    • Contact Us
    • Work With Me
    • Media Features
    • Terms & Conditions

Blueberry Cranberry Walnut Aged Goat Cheese Salad Recipe

August 6, 2014 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Jump to RecipePrint Recipe
1.9K shares
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Yummly
Blueberry Cranberry Walnut Aged Goat Cheese Salad

This Blueberry Cranberry Walnut Aged Goat Cheese Salad offers a beautiful balance of sweet, tangy and creamy all in a bowl.
Blueberry Cranberry Aged Goat Cheese Walnut Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living
I don’t think I’ve met a person yet that doesn’t like blueberries. They’re one of the rare fruits in nature that have a brilliant blue color and they’re just plain cute and fun to eat. Our farmer’s market has been carrying fresh blueberries for a couple of weeks now and there’s always a line at the stands that sell them. I shared a picture of all the blueberries at our market on Instagram this past weekend.

There’s really nothing quite like farm fresh blueberries if you can your hands on some, or if you’re lucky enough to pick your own. A number of years ago, I bought a few blueberry plants with hopes of harvesting my own fresh blueberries. Alas, the birds loved them as much as I did, and I ended up covering the poor plants with netting. I’d pick the berries as they ripened, but it was hard to harvest enough to feed my entire family.

Blueberry Cranberry Aged Goat Cheese Walnut Salad © Jeanette's Healthy Living
Recently, I made this Blueberry Cranberry Aged Goat Cheese Walnut Salad at dinnertime – I love the combination of fruits and nuts in green salads, and the tanginess of the aged goat cheese complimented the blueberries nicely. Sartori’s Extra Aged Goat Cheese is one of my favorites – it a firmer cheese, crumbles nicely and has some caramel notes. My friends at Sartori sent me some cheese, including their aged goat cheese and a recipe card for a fruit and nut salad using dried blueberries and pecans, which served as the inspiration for this fresh take on a summer salad.

Have you tried fruits in your green salads this summer? I’d love to hear.

Print

Blueberry Cranberry Walnut Aged Goat Cheese Salad

Servings 6
Calories 219 kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 cups romaine lettuce cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 1/2 cups blueberries
  • 6 tablespoons dried cranberries
  • 6 tablespoons walnuts toasted
  • 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
  • 6 ounces aged goat cheese crumbled
  • fresh lemon juice
  • flax seed oil
  • salt and fresh ground pepper

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, blueberries cranberries, walnuts, onion and aged goat cheese. Just before serving, squeeze fresh lemon juice on top and drizzle on some flax seed oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts
Blueberry Cranberry Walnut Aged Goat Cheese Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 13mg4%
Sodium 109mg5%
Potassium 215mg6%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 14g16%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 4405IU88%
Vitamin C 6.2mg8%
Calcium 69mg7%
Iron 1.5mg8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Related Posts
Filter by
Post Page
whole grain vegan vegetarian dairy-free gluten-free Desserts and Cookies Clean Eating beverages Liquid/Soft Food Diet healthy choices Cooking For Cancer Breakfast smoothies Special Diets Kids Cooking Dinner side dishes main courses Thanksgiving salads Summer Recipes Holidays Christmas Meal Planning
Sort by
Raspberry Blueberry Oatmeal Cake - this healthy cake features fresh summer berries and whole grain oat flour - you could almost eat this for breakfast! ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Raspberry Blueberry Oatmeal Cake Recipe

2016-08-10 05:00:00
jeanette

18

Blueberry Pomegranate Lemonade © Jeanette

Blueberry Pomegranate Lemonade for Fourth of July

2014-07-02 05:00:25
jeanette

18

Gingered Blueberry Shortcakes with Light Creamy Topping © Jeanette

Gingered Blueberry Shortcakes with Light Creamy Topping Recipe

2013-06-19 12:53:25
jeanette

18

Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie

Easy Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

2012-09-17 06:00:06
jeanette

18

Gluten Free Blueberry Crisp

Gluten/Dairy/Egg Free Blueberry Crisp

2011-05-26 13:02:00
jeanette

18

Steel Cut Oatmeal with Blueberry Compote - healthy warm spiced oats for breakfast with vibrant blueberry topping

Steel Cut Oatmeal with Blueberry Compote Recipe

2010-10-31 14:51:00
jeanette

18

Healthy Meals That Comfort – Greek Lemon Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Rice Pudding with Blueberry Compote Recipes

2010-09-12 16:37:00
jeanette

18

100+ Summer Salads

100+ Summer Salad Recipes

2021-06-21 00:00:31
jeanette

8

100+ Healthy Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

100+ Healthy Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

2018-12-22 05:00:52
jeanette

8

Weekly Healthy Meal Plan Sept 24 - Sept 30 - Weekly Healthy Meal Plan Oct 22 - Oct 28 - breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes and ideas to help get healthy meals on your family

Healthy Meal Plan (October 22 – October 28)

2018-10-21 09:00:23
jeanette

8

1.9K shares
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Yummly

Filed Under: Clean Eating, csa, farmer's market, gluten-free, salads, side dishes, vegetarian Tagged With: aged goat cheese, blueberries, fruit and nut salad, green salad with fruit, walnuts

« Acai Banana Kale Smoothie Recipe
Gluten-Free Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes and The Hershey Story »

Comments

  1. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    August 6, 2014 at 6:02 am

    I love the combination of flavours in this gorgeous salad!

    Reply
  2. Joanne says

    August 6, 2014 at 7:05 am

    I love fruits in my salads! That pop of sweet juiciness makes salad eating that much more fun. Cheese and nuts also don’t hurt. 😛

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      August 6, 2014 at 8:06 pm

      Me too – love fruits, nuts and cheese in salads 🙂

      Reply
  3. DessertForTwo says

    August 6, 2014 at 7:42 am

    This salad sounds like my dream dinner! Must make!

    Reply
  4. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    August 6, 2014 at 8:36 am

    Love the blueberry and goat cheese combo!!!

    Reply
  5. Christie - Food Done Light says

    August 6, 2014 at 9:26 am

    We usually pick blueberries once every year but didn’t do it this year. I am regretting that now that I see this gorgeous salad. I adore the goat cheese too. We are cheese fiends.

    Reply
  6. Shashi @ runninsrilankan says

    August 6, 2014 at 9:51 am

    Such a gorgeous salad! So colorful and love the variety of flavors!

    Reply
  7. Anne|Craving Something Healthy says

    August 6, 2014 at 10:15 am

    Yum! My favorite ingredients all together in one bowl 🙂

    Reply
  8. Laura O |Petite Allergy Treats says

    August 6, 2014 at 10:18 am

    Wow, I totally want this right now. Believe it or not I refused to eat blueberries at a kid. My mom always let fruit get overripe and I associated blueberries with squishy-yucky texture. Fast forward high school and its better. 🙂 My kids should be blue they eat so many!

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      August 6, 2014 at 8:08 pm

      I can totally see why – mushy blueberries are only good in smoothies ;). So glad your kids like blueberries!

      Reply
  9. Jennifer @nourishedsimply says

    August 6, 2014 at 10:19 am

    Love the combination and all the colors.

    Reply
  10. genevieve @ gratitude & greens says

    August 6, 2014 at 10:49 am

    I love blueberries! I want to go and pick my own wild blueberries one day. Gorgeous photos, and the salad sounds delicious!

    Reply
  11. Kimberly says

    August 6, 2014 at 11:03 am

    Oh my goodness … I love everything in this salad!

    What a beautiful, quick, and healthy summertime meal … love it!

    Reply
  12. Kelly says

    August 6, 2014 at 1:53 pm

    My son and I love blueberries but believe it or not my husband happens to be one of those that isn’t too fond of blueberries. I try to sneak them into his salads but he ends up eating everything else except for the blueberries lol. This salad look so pretty, Jeanette! Love the sound of everything in here 🙂

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      August 6, 2014 at 8:08 pm

      So funny – maybe you can sneak them into a smoothie 🙂

      Reply
  13. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    August 6, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    Oh, blueberries for salad! I’m ashamed to say I never thought of adding blueberries for salad. =P I’ll definitely try this recipe for sure!

    Reply
  14. Kim - Liv Life says

    August 7, 2014 at 12:31 am

    Oh!! I’m SO envious of your blueberry season!! I’ve been seeing East Coast posts filled with blueberries the last few days and our season ended in the beginning of July. Love the salad here, and I know it will be a family pleaser. I just may have to wait to next year to get it exactly right!

    Reply
  15. Chaya says

    August 7, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    While I have had similar salads, the addition of blueberries is a fantastic idea. The plated salad is gorgeous. I would be honored if that was put in front of me.

    Reply
    • Jeanette says

      August 7, 2014 at 9:41 pm

      Thanks Chaya – I do love blueberries in this salad. They go really nicely with the aged goat cheese.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Hi! I'm Jeanette - welcome! Step into my kitchen, where you'll find healthy dishes packed with flavor and goodness.

[Read More …]

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Get Your Free e-Book!

Weekly College Meal Planner

Good recipes come to those who subscribe!

Archives

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
Copyright © 2016 Jeanette's Healthy Living · Privacy Policy
1.9K shares
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Yummly