Fig and blue cheese salad recipe

Name: Fig and Roquefort Salad
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Healthy
Ingredients: 160g roquefort; 2 apples, cored and thinly sliced; 1 ½ tbsp lemon juice; 3 heads of chicory or Little Gem lettuce, trimmed, leaves separated and halved lengthways; 40g watercress; 8 ripe figs, sliced into eighths; 40g blanched hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped; 15g fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped; 1 tbsp cider vinegar; 1 ½ tsp clear honey; 2 ½ tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 ½ tsp Dijon mustard

Written by Gourmet de Paris

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April 7 2021

Written by Gourmet de Paris

Roquefort is used to add a strong flavor to recipes and is often found in salads.

Fig and Roquefort Salad

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Servings

Cook Time

20 minutes

Calories

165

Author:

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Sweet, syrupy figs pair wonderfully with crumbly blue cheese in this sophisticated no-cook Christmas starter. Crisp apple, watercress and chicory mellow the bold flavours, and a simple honey and mustard dressing bring it all together perfectly.

Ingredients

160g roquefort
2 apples, cored and thinly sliced
1 ½ tbsp lemon juice
3 heads of chicory or Little Gem lettuce, trimmed, leaves separated and halved lengthways
40g watercress
8 ripe figs, sliced into eighths
40g blanched hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
15g fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
1 tbsp cider vinegar
1 ½ tsp clear honey
2 ½ tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 ½ tsp Dijon mustard

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Directions

Toss the apple in the lemon juice to prevent it discoloring.
Put the dressing ingredients in a jar, season and seal, then shake to mix.
Arrange the chicory or lettuce and watercress on 8 plates. Scatter over the apple, figs, cheese, nuts and parsley and drizzle with the dressing.