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    Home » Recipes

    Fig, Goat Cheese and Pecan Salad

    Published: Aug 30, 2018 · Modified: Sep 8, 2019 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

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    Few days ago I was grocery shopping and I saw figs on sale at my local supermarket. I immediately bought 2 boxes not knowing yet what fig recipes I was going to use, I figured one box I could serve as fresh fruit and the other I could come up with a fig salad. That’s how I came up with this Fig, Goat Cheese and Pecan Salad.

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    I remembered that when I was a child we used to spend 2 weeks every summer at the beach. One of my favorite memories from our beach vacations is having fresh, chilled figs with feta cheese as a snack. My mom used to pack them in a thermos like container to keep them cool and that made it a very delicious snack for the beach.

    Fig, Goat Cheese & Pecan Salad with Fig/Balsamic Dressing
    Fig, Goat Cheese & Pecan Salad with Fig Balsamic Dressing

    Versatility and Health Benefits of Figs

    Figs are a very versatile fruit, they can be eaten as a snack, on salads, on salad dressings, as a marmalade/jelly on toast, dried figs etc etc. Figs have many nutritional benefits, they are high in fiber and in minerals like potassium, calcium, iron and magnesium. They are sweet and they do have about 20g of carbohydrates per 100g of figs. So to my friends on keto or low carb diets, be careful with the carb count as figs are not low carb friendly.

    My kids ate the fresh figs as snack and they had some funny face reactions to the texture, but ultimately they liked the fruit. However, when it came time to make a salad out of the other box, I was a bit stuck. I didn’t have feta cheese at home, no time to go out and get some more. I had arugula and goat cheese, so decided to try that combination even though initially I was set on putting together a fig – feta cheese salad. Also, I love pecans so I always have a big container filled with pecans halves and I try to incorporate them in any recipe where I use fruit.

    Salad Dressing inspiration

    Lastly, as some of you know I’m originally from Albania, most of my recipes are Mediterranean inspired.  I can get pretty creative with my salads, but my salad dressings consisted of olive oil/balsamic vinegar, olive oil/red wine vinegar or olive oil/lemon juice (you see the pattern there?). Before I started the blog and while I was learning how to start a blog, I started posting pictures of my food in Instagram (my account). There I connected with other bloggers and one of them really has an impressive account (A Salad For All Seasons) . Not only are Anne’s salads beautifully put together, but her ability to come up with delicious dressings really inspired me.

    Fig Balsamic Salad Dressing

    So I decided that for this salad I was going to use something other than my normal oil/vinegar. Well, it’s not that different because I still used olive oil and vinegar, but I blended it with chopped figs and some red onions. Baby steps, right? It wasn’t bad as a first trial dressing and my family loved it, well all except the toddler. She made a bit of a mess throwing arugula covered in dressing around and only ate her new favorite fruit, figs:).

    Fig Salad Recipe Notes

    Figs tend to vary in size and color, so adjust quantities accordingly when preparing your salad.

    You can substitute goat cheese for feta cheese in this salad. Also, feel free to use dressing of your choice.

    Fig Salad with Goat Cheese, Pecans and a Fig Dressing made with balsamic vinegar.

    Fig, Goat Cheese and Pecan Salad

    Sonila
    This is a simple fig salad recipe put together last minute. Salad is made with fresh figs, arugula, goat cheese, pecans and a fig/balsamic dressing.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4 people

    Ingredients
      

    • 16 Figs fresh, washed
    • 10 oz Goat Cheese
    • 5 oz Arugula
    • 1 cup pecan halves
    • 8 tbsp olive oil
    • 10 tbsp balsamic vinegar
    • 0.25 red onion

    Instructions
     

    • I prepared each plate separately so it would look pretty, but feel free to toss it all up in one big bowl and just decorate on top with figs, cheese and pecans. So I first put arugula on each plate.
    • Then I cleaned and cut up the figs in half and layed them on top of the arugula, face up.
    • Cut the cheese in layers and place next to the figs. Add pecans halves all around.

    Dressing

    • Blend the olive oil, balsamic vinegar and 2 shredded figs.
    •  Onion is optional, you can cut it in thin layers over the salad or include it in the dressing and blend it with the oil, vinegar and figs. Add salt to taste.
    Keyword Fig Balsamic Dressing, Fig Goat Cheese Salad, Fig Salad, Fig Salad with Pecans, Mediterranean Salad
    Tried this recipe?Mention @mediterranean_latin_love or tag #mediterraneanlatinloveaffair!

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    Arugula salad with Figs, Goat Cheese, Pecans and Fig/Balsamic Dressing.
    Fig, Goat Cheese and Pecan Salad with Fig Balsamic Dressing

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    Filed Under: Mediterranean Food, Recipes, Salads Tagged With: fig arugula salad, fig balsamic dressing, fig dressing, fig goat cheese salad, Fig recipe, Fig salad, goat cheese salad, Mediterranean Salad, pecan salad, salad

    About Sonila

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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    1. Nicole

      September 10, 2019 at 1:17 pm

      This looks so good! I love figs and goat cheese, but never combined both in a salad. I’m trying this!

      Reply
    2. Zdravka

      September 02, 2018 at 2:14 pm

      It looks so delicious, I’ll try it! Thank’s for sharing!

      Reply
    3. omo

      September 02, 2018 at 2:41 am

      5 stars
      l have never tried fig before but will be giving it a go , hopefully l get the receipt right.Thanks for sharing

      Reply
    4. Sasha

      August 30, 2018 at 7:24 pm

      That sounds soooooo delicious! I wonder if I can get fresh figs in my little town??

      Reply
    5. Angela Williams

      August 30, 2018 at 3:44 pm

      I love figs and pecans….never thought about putting them together.

      Reply
      • Sonila

        August 30, 2018 at 3:50 pm

        Try it, it’s a great combo!! Thank you for visiting:)

        Reply

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