Diva Salad

Description: This salad is packed with flavour and great for the holiday. You may substitute dried cranberries, fresh pomegranate seeds, or thin Comice pear slices for the sun-dried tomatoes. This salad was such a hit with the family we ate it 3 nights in a row. I found this recipe in a Hallmark "Home for the Holidays" book. They call it "Sun-Dried Tomato, Walnut and Goat Cheese Salad", but DH said he has eaten the same salad in various places that he travels and it was called the Diva Salad.

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons walnut oil
• salt and pepper
• 10 cups mixed salad greens
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil (chopped)
• 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped) or 1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
• 3 ounces fresh goat cheese

Steps:

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard and vinegar. Whisk in the olive oil and walnut oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
2. In a large bowl, toss together the salad greens and sun-dried tomatoes.
3. Drizzle with the dressing and toss again.
4. Scatter the nuts over the salad, and crumble cheese on top.
5. Serve at once.