In a large pan, add butter and melt over low heat. Add brown sugar and stir into butter. Increase heat to medium-low and add nuts.

Lets nuts caramelize in the butter/sugar mixture for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring often, until the mixture thickens into a sticky syrup and coats the nuts.

Pour nuts into a single layer on a baking sheet to cool. Once nuts are cool enough to handle (about 10 min), break them up into desired-sized pieces.

Store in an air-tight container for up to 3 days

Combine all of your salad dressing ingredients together in a bowl and place in refrigerator to blend.

Right before your are ready to serve the salad, combine all of the salad ingredients together other than the goat cheese.

Toss salad with dressing.

Top with goat cheese just before serving.

Serve chilled.