Air-Fryer Herb Crusted Goat Cheese Pear Salad
This Air-Fryer Herb Crusted Goat Cheese & Pear Salad is the perfect balance of crisp, creamy, and fresh flavors. Featuring warm, herb-crusted goat cheese, juicy pears, and a vibrant salad, it's an easy yet elegant dish you'll love!
Ingredients
Pear Vinaigrette
- 1 cup Pear Nectar or Juice
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 1 tablespoon Champagne Vinegar
- 1 clove Garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
- 1 teaspoon Honey
- Salt
- Pepper
Salad
- 1 Large Romaine Heart, chopped
- 5 oz Bag of Spring Mix Lettuce
- 2 Bartlett Pears, sliced
- ½ cup Marcona Almonds
- ½ English Cucumber, chopped
Herb Panko Crusted Goat Cheese
- 10 oz Goat Cheese (see notes)
- 1 ½ cups Seasoned Panko Breadcrumbs
- ½ cup Flour
- 2 eggs
- Cooking Spray
Instructions
Pear Vinaigrette
- Combine all of the ingredients, whisk until smooth and emulsified.
Herb Panko Crusted Goat Cheese
- Slice the goat cheese into evenly sized discs, then gently press each one with your hands until they are about 2–3 inches in diameter. You should get about 8-10 discs of goat cheese.
- Place the goat cheese discs on a plate and put inside the Freezer for about 5 minutes.
- Pre-heat Air-Fryer to 375 °F
- Prep 3 separate bowls, one bowl with the whisked eggs, one bowl with the flour, and another with the seasoned panko bread crumbs.
- After 5 minutes, remove the goat cheese from the freezer. Line up your bowls in this order: flour - egg - breadcrumb. Dip each goat cheese dip into the flour first, then the egg, then the breadcrumb. Repeat the egg and panko steps a second time for each goat cheese disc.
- Lightly spritz each side of the panko-crusted goat cheese and line inside your Air-Fryer with some space between each.
- Bake the goat cheese for 13–15 minutes, checking towards the end to ensure they don’t burn.
Pear Salad
- While the goat cheese is cooking, prep all of your salad ingredients.
- Once everything is chopped, combine the lettuce, sliced pears, cucumbers, and Marcona almonds in a salad bowl or serving platter.
- Place the finished Herb-Panko Crusted Goat Cheese on Top. To Serve, add salad to each plate, top with 1 or 2 pieces of goat cheese on top and drizzle with the pear vinaigrette.
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