Goat Cheese and Strawberry Salad: A spinach variation shown here, courtesy of Two Peas and Their Pod.

The summer isn’t quite over yet! Here’s a great refeshing, light recipe for this weekend — Goat Cheese and Strawberry Salad. It’s perfect for the waning days of summer.

Goat Cheese and Strawberry Salad

 –         4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

–         8 ounces strawberries, quartered

–         4 ounces cashews

–         1 pound baby romaine or buttered lettuce, washed and chopped

–         ¼ cup Yuzu dressing (lemon or lime work, too)

–         1 tablespoon honey, or agave

–         1 teaspoon Dijon

–         ½ cup olive oil

–         Salt and pepper

  1. Mix Yuzu with honey and Dijon, whisk in olive oil gradually until all gone.
  2. Assemble lettuce on platter, dress with strawberries, cashews, pour dressing over salad finish with cheese. Add salt and pepper.