I am soooooo excited virtually this salad. I absolutely love, love, love fresh figs. Adore them. I mean, majorly huge crush.
And allow me only tell you, I was fortunate plenty to terminate upwards amongst a whole slew of fresh figs to get got domicile amongst me this weekend. Yup, for the 4th calendar week inwards a row I was on the route ... this calendar week Mark as well as I were 'home' visiting our families.
At home, at that topographic point are fig bushes.
And the season's 2nd crop of figs had only started ripening on ane of those fig bushes.
So correct earlier nosotros got inwards the auto to come upwards dorsum home, nosotros were given the go-ahead to build clean out all the ripe figs to come upwards on domicile amongst us. Score for me!
Tugging on branches as well as reaching equally far equally nosotros perhaps could, nosotros ended upwards amongst a large ol' platter full. Aren't they gorgeous?
But earlier nosotros larn to this absolutely amazingly delicious fig salad, let's dorsum upwards as well as verbalize a fleck virtually fresh figs.
Prior to coming together my husband, the entirely affair I knew virtually figs was the within of a Newton. Had never had a fresh fig. Had never seen a fig growing. Clueless.
Then I started going to my mother-in-law's farm. And I met fresh figs. Oh, how wonderful a twenty-four hr menses that was! Mark couldn't believe I'd never seen fresh figs. Man alive, I had been missing out.
... as well as babe unripe figs growing nestled inwards the branches.
When they plow kinda purple-ish brown-ish ... it's time! Time to bask their squishy deliciousness.
We attempt out the ones amongst cracks inwards the peel ... similar this ane ...
... they're the sweetest! It's truly surprising I had a 'cracked' ane similar this to get got a film of ... they don't commonly larn inwards into the house, gobbled upwards equally presently equally they're picked from the branch.
... get got around gorgeous fresh figs, cutting them inwards half, as well as marinate them inwards a mixture of balsamic vinegar, honey, as well as olive oil.
(Oh, as well as only expect at the beautiful within of a fig! Did y'all know the within is truly the flowers? Yup, a fig is truly an inside-out flower. Cool. Weird - but cool.)
Arrange the marinated figs on a bed of arugula, operate past times them amongst a smidge of blueish cheese as well as around walnuts, as well as y'all get got a fabulous seasonal process to behold. So incredibly good.
I retrieve I've got only plenty figs left to brand this salad ane to a greater extent than fourth dimension ... if all the figs don't only larn popped inwards our mouths, that is. Hmmm, I'd tell they've got virtually a 50/50 run a peril of making it to a salad plate.
Marinated Fig as well as Arugula Salad amongst Blue Cheese & Walnuts
Source: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Tracey original, marinade adapted from Southern Living Magazine
(Printable recipe)
Ingredients
For 2 servings:
10 fresh figs, halved
1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
4 T. balsamic vinegar
1 T. honey
1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
Tiny pinch of salt
About 2 c. arugula
About 1 T. blueish cheese crumbles, or more/less to taste
About 2 T. coarsely chopped walnuts
Directions
1. Combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, as well as tabular array salt inwards a bowl; whisk until good combined. Add figs as well as stir gently to coat.
2. Set aside as well as allow correspond xxx to 45 minutes.
3. Divide arugula as well as identify on ii salad plates. Place figs on operate past times of arugula as well as drizzle amongst a small-scale amount of the marinade. Top amongst blueish cheese crumbles as well as walnuts.
NOTE: The combination of the marinated figs as well as blueish cheese is absolutely fabulous, but endure aware that the blueish cheese tin easily get got over the flavor of this salad. I recommend using the blueish cheese sparingly, as well as adjusting the amount to suit your personal taste.
Enjoy!
