Recipe: Tasty Caramelised goats cheese and fig salad

Caramelised goats cheese and fig salad. Once nice and golden, add half the figs, cut side down. You can caramelize the cheese by frying it in a skillet, or broiling it in your oven, but I find the simplest way to do it without having the cheese fall apart or stick to a pan is to use a kitchen torch. I'll warn you that this salad does use a bit of sugar to caramelize the goat cheese into something spectacular.

I've tasted a fig once in my life (not including Fig Newtons as a child!) in Paris at this restaurant in a burrata dish and I LOVED it. Sweet and slightly smoky grilled figs, tangy goat cheese, pistachios and a maple balsamic vinaigrette all top this flavorful salad. The result is a caramelized, sweet, smoky delicious fig that pairs perfectly with the savory ingredients in this salad. You can have Caramelised goats cheese and fig salad using 6 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Caramelised goats cheese and fig salad

1. It's 1 cup of wild rocket.
2. Prepare 4 of cherry tomatoes.
3. It's 2 of figs.
4. You need 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar.
5. It's 1/2 tsp of brown sugar.
6. Prepare 100 grams of goat cheese.

Figs are a bit more expensive now than they were in August (the small basket I bought for this I've been feeling a little bored with my lunches lately (usually soup or salad, or soup and salad). I settled on the Fig, Goat Cheese, and Caramelized Onion Sandwiches from the October issue of Everyday. I told Gary I wanted to do a goat cheese pizza with fresh figs, caramelized onions, and fresh arugula with a maple-balsamic reduction drizzled on top. The toppings were easy, but I needed help with the crust.

Caramelised goats cheese and fig salad instructions

1. Pre-heat grill to medium.
2. wash rocket leaves and serve.
3. cut figs in half, score the flesh and place on baking tray.
4. place goats cheese on baking tray and sprinkle on the sugar.
5. place tray under grill and watch for 3-5 mins.
6. remove when crispy and golden.
7. drizzle balsamic vinegar over rocket.
8. position figs and tomatoes around the cheese and serve.

I wanted something simple, tried and true, and THIN… we only indulge in thin crust pizza. Chickpeas, goat cheese, and walnuts pump up the protein in this arugula salad, making it a hearty meatless main. Toss together chickpeas, arugula, figs, and carrot in a large bowl. Top with goat cheese and toasted walnuts. Carefully set the caramelized cheese on top of the warm salads, sprinkle with the chives and serve.

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