Literary Noms: Prim's Sweet Goat Cheese Salad and Propos Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Literary Noms is a feature where we make a recipe based off a book, from a book, or a recipe that makes us think of the book and then we review it.

This week's Literary Noms is from my Hunger Games cook book. We made two recipes from it.

The Recipe: Prim's Sweet Goat Cheese Salad
What's in it: 
2 Cups fresh romaine lettuce
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup fresh raspberries
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup pecans, chopped.
1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup olive oil

Serves 4

What we thought:

Jenn:
The salad was very colorful and yummy. It was a flavor explosion in my mouth. So yummy. I love fruit in salads and the dressing used was just super good with the fruit. It was tangy and sweet. The goat cheese always is a welcome addition and helped with the sweet in the salad. The pecans were the crunchy, always need a crunchy. It was an excellent summer meal. Easy and fast and so satisfying.

Ash-

We changed things up a bit, as we do with most recipes. Instead of the white balsamic vinegar, maple syrup and olive oil we got a creamy balsamic sauce that was amazing on the salad.

Not going to lie, I didn't like most of what was in the salad, so I made me on of lettuce, goat cheese, sunflower seeds, and blueberries. And holy cow it was absolutely delicious. Everyone else had everything in their salads and they seemed to really love it. 

The Recipe: Propos Grilled Cheese Sandwich
What's in it: 
4 Slices sourdough bread
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, softened
4 slices sharp cheddar cheese

Serves 2 

What we thought:

Jenn:
It was good. Nothing special, but very good. 

Ash:
I absolutely love grilled cheese sandwiches. This one was delicious on the sourdough bread. The taste difference between the cheese and the sourdough. So yummy! Do suggest.