This giveaway has ended. Winner announced here.
I have a great giveaway for your from Chavrie cheese! You can win an amazing fall entertaining set worth $100! All you have to do is comment to enter the giveaway. One randomly picked winner will get a beautiful bread board, $50 cooking.com gift certificate, goat cheese coupons and more!
But first, here is a quick and easy goat cheese salad for you. Crisp romaine, soft goat cheese with bits of dried fruit and crystallized ginger, fresh pomegranate seeds…all served with some oil and vinegar on the side. Simple to make, but tastes so gourmet! I love the crystallized ginger with the goat cheese and could eat that all by itself 
You may want to see my post on how to open a pomegranate without making a mess
Breaded Goat Cheese Salad with Dried Fruit and Pomegranate Recipe
serves 1 as an entree
4 tbsp bread crumbs, I used italian herb and garlic flavored bread crumbs
3 heaping tbsp goat cheese
1/2 tbsp chopped dried fruit, I used dried apricots and crystallized ginger
3 large romaine leaves, torn into pieces
2 tbsp fresh pomegranate seeds
Salt and pepper
Olive oil and red wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar to serve on the side as dressing.
Place the bread crumbs in a small skillet and toast on low heat till bread crumbs are lightly browned. Turn off heat. Mix goat cheese (make sure its cold) with chopped dried fruit. Take 1 heaping tbsp of the goat cheese mixture. Using your fingers form the goat cheese into a ball and then flatten it into a disc. Gently press the goat cheese disc into the toasted bread crumbs. Make sure all sides are coated. Repeat with the remaining goat cheese and bread crumbs. You should have 3 breaded goat cheese discs.
Place the torn romaine lettuce in a plate. Arrange the goat cheese discs on top. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds, salt and pepper. Serve oil and vinegar on the side for dressing the salad.
Cheesy Giveaway Part 2! Win this bread board with dip bowl and much more!
Win a Gourmet Fall Entertaining Set (Value $100)One lucky winner will get:
Win a Gourmet Fall Entertaining Set (Value $100)One lucky winner will get:
-Williams-Sonoma Cherry Wood Bread Board with Dip Bowl (in the photo above)
-Dried fruits
-Crystallized Ginger
-Chavrie Coupons – Free Cheese, of course!
-Cooking.com Gift Certificate for $50.00
-Chavrie recipe cards (dips, quick tips and wine suggestions)
How to enter
-leave a comment here
To increase your chances of winning, also do one or more of the following. You will be counted as many times!
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US residents only please!
Contest ends Thursday, Oct 29th 11.30pm EST
One random winner will be announced on the 30th!
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Oh my god that looks so delicious! I LOVE goat cheese!
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Brandy Reply:
October 23rd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
This salad looks fantastic! I just made an asparagus soup with chevrie a few weekends ago from a recipe on their website and it was awesome! Can’t wait to give this a try
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I would love to try this cheese with cranberries.
I think stuffing figs with this cheese and drizzling with some honey would also be a nice appetizer.
Love the bread board. I missed the last give a way…but I’ll keep visiting your site cause your recipes are delish.
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That salad is gorgeous. I love how pom seeds make any dish look just amazing!
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love the ginger & the pomegranate part of the salad.
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Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:44 pm
@Soma, the ginger tastes really good with the goat cheese!
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Feast for eyes!
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OMG!! That salad looks so great.
And I just love that tray…its simply gorgeous!!
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I really like the idea of baked goast cheese. Sound extremely tasty!
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I had a similar salad this evening but with baby spinach and halved almonds. I love goat cheese and ginger. Such a powerful pairing.
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Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:44 pm
@Alyssa, oooh! spinach and almonds sound so good!
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Looks delicious! I love goat cheese with dried fruit…must try this.
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Been to your blog a couple of times but never commented. Your presentation and photos are amazing. The baked cheese looks very appetizing.
And the giveaway is very tempting
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Breaded cheese ah that look like nuggets!
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i was getting all excited until i reached the last part about the US residents only!
sigh..
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Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:08 am
sorry nags
you need to move to the US (think kitchenaid, rebel and giveaway 
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We recently tried goat cheese and liked it.. but this is gorgeous!!
I did wonder what would go well with goat cheese and lo! I have my answer, ginger!! I would never have thought of that!
The pom seeds make it look so colorful! Too good!
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A scrumptious combination! That salad looks really tasty!
Cheers,
Rosa
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Beautiful salad. Lovely pomegranates. Pity I can’t go in the draw, ah well…I can enjoy looking anyway:)
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Looks lovely, such a beautiful click.
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That looks really good! I have always had goat cheese cold so I will see how I like it with a warm breaded topping.
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Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:56 am
@Nancy, actually the cheese doesnt get hot. its only the read crumbs that are heated. you only roll the cold cheese in the bread crumbs! i found this easier than breading the ‘proper’ way and its so much easier to work with cold goat cheese! holds its shape!
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Seriously cannot wait to make this. I just bought two pomegranates and was trying to find different ways to use them.
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This looks so good! I love goat cheese. I just discovered your site and will be adding it to my google reader!
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Yum! I love goat cheese any way you give it to me but I love little medallions like these on salads. Thanks for the reminder. I’m going to have to add them to my menu for next week!
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I just started adding pomegranates to salads recently. I saw one at our local co-op at the check-out counter and decided to give it a whirl….but I couldn’t get the seeds out without them flying all over my kitchen. Oh well, they tasted great once they made it in the salad.
Recently I’ve been loving Boston butter lettuce topped with some arugula and goat cheese and mango. There’s something about the mildness of the butter lettuce combined with the spiciness of the arugula and the creaminess of the cheese. Yum! Thanks for the new recipe ideas!
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Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:
October 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
@Molly, then this post is just for you!
How to open a pomegranate without making a mess: http://www.veggiebelly.com/2009/10/open-pomegranate.html
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wow, this looks yummy!!!! I just happen to see one of your posts on foodgawker. SOOO glad i did!! You’re recipes look delicious.
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I love the idea of pomegranate! I wouldn’t have thought of that, THANKS!
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I love frying goat cheese for salads to serve to guests around the holidays — so delicious. Simple, yet impressive. Love the combo here particularly!
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Ohhh. Love the idea above – am thinking of a riff on the salad with cranberries – would be yummy addition to holiday meal…
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I love goat cheese but have never breaded it. Looks great!
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Yummy!
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I LOVE Williams-Sanoma!
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Goat cheese is my absolute FAVORITE cheese! The salad looks absolutely delicious!
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mmm goat cheese. That salad looks delicious!!
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I’ve eaten this dish at restaurants, and never knew it was this simple to make…thanks!
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I never used to be much of a cheese fan. I loved feta, but could pass on everything else… that was until I tried goat cheese! I’m now a total fan, plus it has inspired me to branch out and retry cheeses I had dismissed in the past!
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Goat cheese is my crack, and my dog’s crack and my cat’s crack… really I don’t know anyone in the house who doesn’t love that stuff. The turtles might not. I’ll ask them tonight.
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goat cheese with homemade cranberry sauceeeeeeeeeee!
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I love goat cheese. Thanks for the recipe!
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This looks delicious! I just bought some goat cheese so maybe I will try this.
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Mmmm… breaded cheese.
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Your salad looks so beautiful! I love the splash of color the pomegranate gives it.
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Yummy
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Oh, yum! I will be trying this salad very soon.
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Can’t wait to try this! Looks delicious – thanks for the recipe.
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I’m glad I found your site, I’m always trying to cook more vegetarian meals for my fiance and I. I’ve gradually been changing him from a not so healthy diet to a healthy diet and he hasn’t complained once yet
There is hope.
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That salad looks amazing! Sadly I don’t qualify but the bread board is so cute! I’d love to find something similar here
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love cheese – gorgeous cheeseboard!
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I love goat cheese–with pomegranates the salad sounds amazing–glad you put that video up about seeding pomegranates–I always make a HUGE mess!
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Hey Sala, I happened to stumble upon your blog and guess what i discovered, a give away post
Its nice to participate in something like this. I really liked your pics sala. You come across to be a very creative person. Good job/info on your blog. I like the how to very much…i am a big promo fan and you did make my life easy 
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I’ve never tried goat cheese. I wonder if my store has it? I’ll have to look.
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My mouth is watering!!! I am a cheesaholic!
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I had bread and triple cream cheese this morning – it was delicious, but a proper bread board would have been a fantastic detail!
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That looks AMAZING. Goat cheese is the best!
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Those bread pieces look delicious.
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That salad looks absolutely amazing!
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Mmmm, goat cheese! Love the bread board too!
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I would have never thought to open a pomegranate under water. Also, the salad looks quite tasty!
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i love goat cheese!! I am about to tweet this giveaway as well
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i’ve been similarily obsessed with goat cheese! i’ll have to try this – it looks delicious.
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Goat cheese and pomegranate …a great combination!!!
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Oh why did I have to pick the lactose intolerant boyfriend? I looove goat cheese! and cheese in general.
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Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
@Alana, a lactose intolerant boyfriend means you dont have to share your goat cheese!
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Your goat cheese salad sounds great with the pomegranate seeds!
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I’ve been eating a lot of goat cheese lately, too – it’s especially good all melty on top of a pizza! And that bread board is super pretty.
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Love cheese!
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ah that’s the goat cheese of my childhood!
so very good
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sounds so delicious – and your pictures are great!
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mmm, goat cheese. It has become a passion of mine recently. So, so, delicious!
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Love love goat cheese!
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I love goat cheese but I’m a college student on a very limited grocery budget so I don’t get to indulge very often!
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I love goat cheese the most!
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I adore goats cheese, but I am moving to a gluten free diet, so when it comes to break, I am trying to make some delicious gluten free loaves.
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Great Recipe!
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What an interesting method of presenting goat cheese in a salad – I’m definitely going to give this a try! Very glad to have found your blog.
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I love goat cheese and pomagranates…I will definately have to make this salad!
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Yummy food! I loooooove cheese in any avtar..
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Yay, comment!
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MMMMM cheese. Thanks for the post and giveaway.
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Great find! I was looking for new way to use crystallized ginger…and I love goat cheese!
Can’t wait to try this! Also, removing pomegranate seeds under water is going to make
cleaner work of my Thanksgiving pomegranate salad! Thanks, pictures are great.
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Oh, I like that these goat cheese rounds aren’t fried like some I’ve had, but should have a similar texture and flavor due to the toasted bread crumbs.
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Ooh I want to enter! I adore goat cheese. I have a really small grocery budget but sometimes I’ll splurge and buy goat cheese. It’s so soft and yum. Interesting to see another Alana commented — I don’t know many others
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The salad looks delicious. I love goat cheese.
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goat cheese is one of my favs! will definitely give this a shot for my upcoming wine and cheese parties..and i posted a link to your pom opening for one my recipes that call for pom – great water trick!
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This looks deeelicious! I love the goat cheese paired with the pomegranates. I can’t wait to try this with a nice bottle of wine. Thanks so much!
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Great !! Love the goat cheese..
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Oh this recipe looks delicious! I love goat cheese, but I have never tried it paired with pomegranates.
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This dip looks really good! FYI just because someone is lactose intolerant doesn’t necessarily mean that they cannot eat goat cheese. I am super lactose intolerant of COW’s milk and normal cheeses BUT I can eat goat cheese all I want… and I do!
P.S. your pics are looking GREAT by the way
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my mouth is watering, thinking about the cheese, and the delicious-looking bread pieces…groan…
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it’s fun, in France we have the brand “Chavroux” for goat cheese, with quite the same packaging… wonder if it’s a renaming of the same brand, or just two different brands?
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WOW I would love to win this.The salad looks so good.Thanks for the chance to win it.
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I tweeted ..
http://twitter.com/Bevie112233
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tried leaving a comment but it did not work.
will try again
Such a generous give-away and gorgeous loooking food.
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Wow! I just stumbled on this post while searching for what to do with all my pomegranates… but the whole site looks great and I’m definitely bookmarking it! And I am so making this salad this week!
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I have recently discovered the joys of goat cheese. I LOVE this board – Although, I am a sucker for kitchen stuffs
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Wonder where my comment disappeared
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Anyway… the thing is just a few days ago we tried goat cheese for the first time and had no idea what to pair it with .. ur post helps!
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Beautiful salad, just linked to it in my “pomegaranate” post on Coffee & Vanilla blog
Enjoy your day, Margot
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Sala @ Veggie Belly Reply:
November 17th, 2009 at 3:20 am
@Margot, thanks!
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