Halved figs and salad leaves on a plate

Fig salad

Name: Fig salad
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 rocket; 12 ripe figs halved; 30g Grana Padano finely grated; 1tbsp white wine vinegar; 3tbsp olive oil; 1tsp pink peppercorns crushed

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: August 24, 2022 at 10:50 AM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 10 mins

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Make this fresh fig salad with a punchy pink peppercorn dressing for a quick veggie starter. Finely grated Grana Padano also gives a creamy but piquant contrast to the sweet figs

Gluten free

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Ingredients

Nutrition

2 rocket
12 ripe figs

halved
30g Grana Padano

finely grated
1tbsp white wine vinegar
3tbsp olive oil
1tsp pink peppercorns

crushed

Nutrition: per serving

kcal180

low
fat10.9g
saturates2.7g
carbs13.6g
sugars13.6g
fibre3.4g
protein5g
salt0.1g

Method

step 1

Lay the rocket and figs, cut-side up, on a platter. Put the remaining ingredients (except the pink peppercorns) in a blender and whizz until smooth (or use a stick blender). Add a splash of just boiled water and whizz again until emulsified.
step 2

Spoon the dressing over the figs then sprinkle with crushed peppercorns to finish.

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