Santa Barbara Salad with Apples, Dates, and Goat Cheese - The Scramble

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/8 cup raspberry or balsamic vinegar
• 1 shallot (minced)
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 6 oz. baby salad greens (or use 1/2 head wide leaf lettuce (such as Boston or butter))
• 4 dates (pitted and chopped)
• 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes (halved)
• 1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese
• 1/4 cup pine nuts (lightly toasted)
• 1 red apple (such as Gala or Fuji (no need to peel), or 1 persimmon, diced)
• 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken strips or 15 oz. canned chickpeas (drained and rinsed if using the chickpeas)