Salad with Apples, Walnuts, Dried Cherries, and Herbed Baked Goat Cheese

Name: Salad with Apples, Walnuts, Dried Cherries, and Herbed Baked Goat Cheese
Ingredients: 3 ounces (2 cups) white, Melba toasts; 1 teaspoon, ground black pepper; 3 , large eggs; 2 tablespoons, Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh thyme; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh chives; 12 ounces firm, goat cheese; , Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 cup, dried cherries; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon, Dijon mustard; 1 teaspoon, minced shallot; , Salt and pepper; 1/4 teaspoon, granulated sugar; 6 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 14 ounces (14 cups) mixed, hearty salad greens; 2 , Granny Smith apples (medium); 1/2 cup, walnuts, chopped coarse and toasted

Side Dishes
Cheese
Fruit
Vegetables
Vegetarian
Salads

Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2003

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SERVES 6

TIME 1 hour, plus 30 minutes freezing

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