Fig Salad
A vibrant late-summer salad of sweet figs, juicy blackberries and melon, tossed with peppery rocket, salty feta and crunchy walnuts. Finished with a garlicky balsamic and honey dressing, it's ready in just 10 minutes with no cooking required.
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Ingredients
- 1/4 melon
- 2 figs
- 60 g rocket
- 10 large blackberries
- 50 g feta
- 30 g walnuts
FOR THE BALSAMIC DRESSING:
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 garlic clove grated
- 1 tsp honey or maple syrup
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Peel the melon slice, then cut long thin strips of the flesh with a vegetable peeler. When assembling the salad, you can either twist them or roll them onto themselves (see recipe video).1/4 melon
- Cut the figs into quarters.2 figs
- Place the rocket on a serving plate. Scatter blackberries, figs, melon strips, feta and walnuts on top.60 g rocket, 10 large blackberries, 50 g feta, 30 g walnuts
- Make the balsamic dressing: whisk together the Dijon mustard, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, grated garlic cloves and honey (or maple syrup). Seaspn to taste with salt and pepper.1 tsp Dijon mustard, 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1 garlic clove, 1 tsp honey or maple syrup, salt & pepper
- Serve the fig salad with the dressing on the side.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 209kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 4gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 162mgPotassium: 165mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 449IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 1mg