It’s no secret that fresh figs are one of my favorite fruits. In fact, figs are part of this wonderful appetizer…
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…As well as the main ingredient of this fresh fig tart.
![Fresh fig and mascarpone tart--Two Broads Abroad](http://mywellseasonedlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1134-1024x682.jpg)
So imagine how thrilled I was when I got to whisk away an entire case of Kadota figs courtesy of California Fig Board at our last FBLA meeting. My brain exploded with ideas. And I wasn’t the only one. Valentina of Cooking On The Weekends came up with this lip smackingly good Fig Upside Down Cake.
But I wanted to retain the freshness of the figs so I thought salad.
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After thumbing through “My Calabria” and, what seemed to be a natural choice, “A Platter of Figs” I found inspiration from Thomas Keller’s “Ad Hoc at Home”. I have simplified Chef Keller’s recipe. The only ingredient you have to cook are the fingerling potatoes. So it makes the perfect summer salad. Enjoy.
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FIG AND GREEN BEAN SALAD
- ½ bag of frozen French green beans thawed
- 6 fingerling potatoes boiled and sliced
- ¼ red onion sliced
- 6 medium sized radishes sliced
- 1 handful of walnuts
- 6 figs of your choice quartered
- Zest and juice of one lemon
- Drizzle of lemon olive oil or olive oil
- Sea salt
- Put first five ingredients in medium sized bowl.
- Add zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper toss.
- Place on serving dish
- Arrange the figs around the salad (you don’t toss because the figs are very delicate and tend to smush)
- Drizzle a bit of lemon olive oil over the salad
- Sprinkle sea salt.
These figs were so delicious. And beautiful! Thanks for mentioning my cake. All of these recipes are mouth-watering.
Stunningly beautiful salad!
Fab!