Sweet summer salad

I’ve discovered fresh figs while living in Paris -before that, I had never tried them fresh, only dried. The fig is believed to come from Western Asia and to have been distributed later throughout the Mediterranean area. It is a rather sweet fruit with a tough peel and a jelly-like flesh. I like eating fresh figs alone, but the best combination I’ve discovered is a fig & goat cheese salad – a sweet & salty combination and a perfect starter for a summer dinner.

Yield: 4 persons

Ingredients:

• 150g rocket leaves
• 10-15 fresh dark figs
• 100g goat cheese – any kind
• walnuts – optional
• olive oil
• balsamico vinegar
• 2 tea spoons of honey
• salt, pepper

Step by step:

• Wash rocket leaves, dry them, and place them in a cristal salad  platter.

• Prepare the salad dressing by mixing 2 spoons of olive oil, 1 spoon of vinegar and some salt and pepper.

• Cut the figs in four parts and place them in a big hot sauce pan with one spoon of olive oil and two tea spoons of honey. Put them shortly on a low-mid fire until they are lightly caramelized.

• Cut the goat cheese into half slices or small cubes.

• Place the goat cheese on top of the rocket leaves, then put the figs and walnuts on top.
• Drizzle the salad dressing over the salad. Now it is ready to be served.

Enjoy!