Strawberry, Mango, Chevre, Avocado, Balsamic

As you know, I become obsessed with certain ingredients and techniques over the course of a season.  This summer, it's been the combination of fruit and cheese as a light, satisfying first course at home.  This summer has also been about fruit with pasta, a theme you'll be seeing here over the course of the next week or so.

This salad couldn't be easier to prepare.  I sliced some ripe strawberries and fanned them across the bottom of a ring mold.  I piled a rich, tangy, grassy, creamy chevre from France on the strawberries as the next layer in the mold.  Then came a few slices of a juicy, dripping mango, followed by a thick, generous slice of a creamy avocado.  A bit more of the of strawberry garnishes the top, along with plenty of course ground pepper for a bit of spice and texture.  A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a high quality, 20 year old balsamic from Modena round out the dish. 

Comments

[whit]

sounds wonderful. i can taste it now...

[Goddess In The City]

God that looks fantastic. 7 of 20

[Candy Minx]

I think I just got addicited to your blog. wonderful photos am so so hungry now!

[Wandering Coyote]

Here through Goddess in the City as part of 20 Comments Wednesday (you're #8). What a luscious blog you have here! Your photos are wonderful. I also have a foodblog (ReTorte) which I have been neglecting for a while now. I should get together some new material for it...

[joe]

thanks guys. welcome aboard!

[Nancy Drew]

ARRRRRRRRRGH!!! I am naming my next 25 pounds after you!!!!

Can't ....resist....fridge......

gotta...............gorge.....

That looks fantastic.....

[Nancy Drew]

p.s. came over via 20 comments wednesday (WC's blog)...yummmmmmmmmy

[robin]

I love your blog. I have a small cafe in Portland, OR and in earlier this summer I was running a smoked turkey sandwich with strawberries, avocados, chevre and walla walla onions...I'll have to try that as a salad next strawberry season!