Goat Cheese Salad

Fried wontons

Bacon

Goat cheese (or Feta)

Strawberries (blackberries or raspberries also work well. Apples in the fall)

Red onion
Chopped romaine lettuce

Candied almonds (melt 3T. butter then add 1/2 cup sugar and let it get melty for a few minutes, then throw in sliced almonds and stir it around for a few minutes on medium heat until it turns light golden brown. Then spread on parchment paper until it cools.)

Dressing

1/2 cup canola oil

1/2 cup to 3/4 cup blackberry or raspberry seedless jam

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/4 cup to 1/3 cup sugar

plop of mustard

1 tsp. kosher salt

couple dashes of Louisiana hot sauce

Combine all ingredients and blend.