Fig, goat’s cheese and pistachio salad

Name: Fig, goat’s cheese and pistachio salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: olive oil; shallot 1, finely chopped; celery 1 stalk, finely sliced; pistachios 50g, roughly chopped; figs 8; soft goat’s cheese 150g; thyme leaves finely chopped to make 1 tsp; clear flower honey 1-2 tbsp; salad leaves to serve

30 minutes
serves 4 as a starter
A little effort

This recipe for fig, goat’s cheese and pistachio salad is really quick and easy to make but packs in lots of great flavours. This is ideal for a dinner party or, as it's under 300 calories, you could have it as a lighter lunch.

August 13, 2015 at 10:46 am

Ingredients

olive oil
shallot 1, finely chopped
celery 1 stalk, finely sliced
pistachios 50g, roughly chopped
figs 8
soft goat’s cheese 150g
thyme leaves finely chopped to make 1 tsp
clear flower honey 1-2 tbsp
salad leaves to serve

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Heat a little olive oil in a pan, add the shallot and celery, and fry for 4-5 minutes until they begin to soften. Add most of the pistachios and keep frying for about 2 minutes, then season well and cool in a bowl. Trim the tops off the figs and cut them in quarters leaving the bases intact.
Step 2

Mix the pistachio and shallots with the cheese and press it into the centre of the figs. Stand them up in a baking dish and sprinkle on the remaining pistachios and the thyme. Bake for 5 minutes, then drizzle on the honey. Serve with some salad leaves dressed in olive oil.