Ingredients

  • Dressing:
  • 1 cup Late Harvest Riesling
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • A 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 small round discs fresh goat cheese, about 1 ounce each
  • 2 cups panko
  • 1 ripe nectarine
  • 1 ripe plum
  • 1 ripe apricot
  • 1/2 cup pitted cherries
  • 6 cups mixed salad greens

Method

  • Place the wine in a saucepan over high heat and reduce until 2 tablespoons remain.
  • Pour the reduced wine into a small bowl.
  • Add the vinegar and olive oil.
  • Whisk together.
  • Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  • Preheat an oven to 375A degrees F. Place the almonds on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until golden, 7 to 10 minutes.
  • Cool and chop coarsely.
  • Pour the oil over the goat cheese rounds and coat all sides of the goat cheese with the oil.
  • Season the panko with salt and pepper.
  • Remove the goat cheese from the oil and coat with panko.
  • Place on a baking sheet and set in the refrigerator.
  • Cut the peach, nectarine, plums and apricots into 3/8-inch wedges.
  • Bake until the goat cheese is warm in the center and bubbling around the edges, 4 to 6 minutes.
  • Toss most of the vinaigrette with the greens and the remainder in a separate bowl with the stone fruit.
  • Arrange the greens on the salad plate, top with the stone fruit and place the cheese tucked in on the side.
  • Sprinkle with almonds and serve immediately.