French Bistro Salad with Warm Goat Cheese Recipe — The Mom 100

Ingredients

• ½ cup olive oil ((plus more for brushing))
• ¼ cup slivered basil leaves
• 3 tablespoons minced shallots
• Grated zest of 1 lemon
• 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar ((divided))
• Pinch red pepper flakes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper ((to taste))
• 12 3/4-inch slices soft goat cheese
• 12 slices baguette
• 1 romaine heart ((thinly sliced crosswise))
• 2 heads Belgian endive ((thinly sliced crosswise))
• 1 bunch arugula ((washed and dried; thick stems discarded))
• 1 cup thickly sliced thick-cut cooked bacon ((warmed if possible))
• 6 eggs ((poached; optional))