Recipe: Rhubarb Salad with Goat Cheese

from Everyday Food

Rhubarb Salad with Goat Cheese

3/4 pound rhubarb, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup walnut halves
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, white balsamic vinegar, or sherry vinegar
coarse salt and ground pepper
4 bunches arugula (about a pound total) - tough ends removed (or other greens--I used spinach)
1 fennel bulb, cored and thinly sliced crosswise
1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbled

Preheat oven to 450 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds.  On a rimmed baking sheet, toss rhubarb with honey.  Roast on upper rack until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes.  Let cool on baking sheet.  On another rimmed baking sheet, toast walnuts on lower rack until fragrant, 5 minutes.  Let cool, then chop.

In a large bowl, whisk together oil and vinegar and season with salt and pepper. Add arugula and fennel and toss to combine.  Top with rhubarb, walnuts, and goat cheese.

(Serves 4)