Goats Cheese and Cherry Salad - the cure for gout?

It's probably a bit early for an update on how my new diet is going, but the good news is that I'm not finding the fast days too much of a struggle and, dare I say it, I quite like the feeling of getting really hungry and eagerly looking forward to the binge days.

Alright, the non-fasting days.

I never knew this combination worked either

Mrs B-V is now on board as well, and between us we're going to lose over 1000 lbs by the end of the month. Maybe.

Anyway, while the 5:2 diet might - if wild, unproven theories are to be believed - reverse my diabetes, I've not yet read any whimsical speculation that it can do the same for gout.

There is, however, plenty of  'evidence' that cherries are a miracle cure for 'the disease of kings', and that's a good enough excuse for me to come up with a simple cherry-centric recipe.

Dairy products are generally considered to be good for gout too, so the recipe more or less writes itself.

I actually discovered the combination of cherry and goats cheese entirely by accident while eating a random plate of cold buffet food at a concert a few months ago, and had been meaning to develop a recipe ever since.

This rather Autumnal sort of salad makes a very quick and easy starter or a light supper and you might be surprised at how well the combo works. The use of Kriek extends the cherryness into the dressing and adds some tang. And cures your gout even more...

Goats Cheese and Cherry Salad

Ingredients - per serving

Dolce Verde (or Iceberg) lettuce, one big leaf  
Goats cheese, a few small slices
Fresh cherries, about 5-6, halved and pitted


For the dressing

Kriek (cherry beer)
Balsamic vinegar
Extra Virgin Olive Oil - about equal measures of all three


To serve

Fresh bread (something dense like Walnut or Soda bread) and butter


Method

Mix your ingredients for the dressing and give it a bit of a shake or a vigouous stir.

Place a nice fresh, crunchy lettuce leaf on the plate, and arrange the slices of cheese and cherry halves atop it, as you deem fit.

Drizzle some of the dressing over everything, whack a hunk of fresh, buttered bread on the side of the plate, and you're good to go!

Did you even really need a 'Method'?

Oh well, enjoy!