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Fig and blue cheese salad recipe
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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. Ready in just 20 minutes, impressive Christmas Day starters don't get much easier than this! See method
Ingredients
- 2 apples, cored and thinly sliced
- 1½ 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
- 160g Roquefort or Gorgonzola, chopped
- 40g blanched hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
- 15g fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
For the dressing
- 1 tbsp cider vinegar
- 1½ tsp clear honey
- 2½ tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1½ tsp Dijon mustard
Each serving contains
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Energy
685kj
165kcal
8%
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Fat
13g
18%
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Saturates
5g
24%
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Sugars
8g
8%
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Salt
0.5g
8%
of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 8.7g
Protein 5.4g
Fibre 2.2g
Method
- Toss the apple in the lemon juice to prevent it discolouring.
- 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.
Tip: To make this salad suitable for veggies, use a vegetarian blue cheese.
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