Spinach, Fig, and Goat Cheese Salad With Orange Honey Dressing

Rita~'s Note:

Serve with simple grilled chicken or pork.

• Total Time: 19 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Dressing

• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 3 tablespoons juice , from drained oranges

Salad

• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges , drained
• 4 cups baby spinach leaves , coarsely chopped
• 1 celery , sliced thin
• ½ vidalia onion , sliced very thin
• 8 fresh figs , cut into half brushed with
• olive oil
• ¾ cup soft fresh goat cheese , crumbled
• ¼ cup toasted pine nuts

Directions:

1. Grill figs on hot grill cut side down 3-4 minutes.
2. Mix dressing ingredient together.
3. Mix first 4 ingredients of salad into dressing to coat.
4. Plate salad on 4 chilled plates.
5. Top each salad with figs cheese and nuts.
6. Serve with fresh cracked pepper.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Very good and a nice change-of-pace salad which is a great way to use figs while they are in season. I made a few minor changes to this recipe by using 4 sliced green onions (instead of the onion mentioned in the ingredients), I skipped the celery (because I was out) and used lemon zest instead of orange zest. Thanks Rita for posting this delicious and different salad.