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Winter Holiday Salad with Fig–Dijon Dressing
Recipes
Winter Holiday Salad with Fig–Dijon Dressing
4 servings
15 minutes total

Ingredients

...for dressing
  • 2 lemons, for juice
  • 1 cup fig preserves
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • ½ cup olive oil
...for salad
  • 2 persimmons (or oranges), sliced
  • ½ cup Manchego cheese, cut into small pieces
  • ¼ cup toasted pistachios, coarsely chopped
  • 4 cups bitter greens (such as curly endive, or endive with radicchio)
  • 2 cups mixed sweet apple slices
  • 1 cup seedless red and green grapes

Steps

    1. Prepare dressing. Squeeze lemons for juice (¼ cup). Combine figs, lemon juice, and Dijon in a medium bowl; whisk until blended. Slowly add olive oil, whisking thoroughly, until incorporated.
    2. Prepare salad. Slice persimmons. Cut cheese into small pieces; chop nuts.
    3. Arrange bitter greens on serving platter; top evenly with persimmons, apples, grapes, cheese, and pistachios. Drizzle with ½ cup dressing. Serve.

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 620, Total Fat 37g, Sat Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 15mg, Sodium 95mg, Total Carb 77g, Fiber 3g, Sugars 66g, Protein 7g, Calc 15%, Vitamin A 15%, Vitamin C 150%, Iron 6%