With the weather getting a certain chill to it, I naturally gravitate towards heartier meals that just scream autumn about them.
Since I’m still a greens lover through and through, I decided to make a fall salad bursting with juicy blackberries and delicious toasted hazelnuts, topped with melty baked goat’s cheese with a hint of honey for sweetness that ties it all together. Oh yea, and just to keep it that much better I also added a poached egg on top. Gotta love that oozy yolk porn.
This is a simple fall salad bowl. There is no secret to it, and it it’s made in under 30 minutes – 10 actually! – but still doesn’t feel like a rushed meal, which is important to me. The cheese, blackberries and hazelnuts are baked in one dish, then you just quickly poach the egg and serve with the greens. Simple as can be with the utmost flavour.
Preheat your oven to 175ºC/350ºF and line a small baking tray with some baking paper.
Cut your goat's cheese into 3 equal disks and place on the baking tray, drizzling over the honey and olive oil.
In a corner in same tray add your blackberries, and in a different side the hazelnuts.
Bake for 8 minutes, toss the hazelnuts, and place under the broiler for a further 2-3 minutes.
While the cheese, nuts and blackberries broil, add some boiling water and vinegar to a pan and poach your egg for 3 minutes for a runny yolk.
Toss your green leaves in some balsamic and lemon juice and serve with the poached egg, baked goat's cheese, warmed blackberries and toasted hazelnuts.
Hi, I'm Teffy, a qualified Nutritionist and avid foodie. This blog is all about inspiring a balanced life through delicious and wholesome foods, with not a diet in sight. Healthy eating shouldn't be hard and stressful, it should be easy and fun - Working with my clients they are constantly amazed that yes, food can taste great AND be good for you!