Fig and goat’s cheese salad with candied walnut and orange

Name: Fig and goat’s cheese salad with candied walnut and orange
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar; 100 g/3½ oz walnut halves; 2 tbsp walnut oil; 2 tbsp olive oil; grated zest of ½ orange; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 1 tbsp butter; 1 large orange; 6–10 ripe figs, depending on their size, quartered; 200 g/7 oz goat’s cheese; 1 tbsp runny honey; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The Flexible Vegetarian

By Jo Pratt

Published 2017

About

Sometimes simple is best and that’s the rule I’ve followed here. There’s a lovely contrast of flavours and textures coming from the luscious, juicy figs, tangy oranges, creamy goat’s cheese and sweet, crunchy walnuts. These are all brought together by the piquant, zesty dressing.

Ingredients

100 g/3½ oz walnut halves
3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

First of all, make the dressing. Place all of the ingredients in a small, clean jar, season with salt and pepper, and shake well until combined. Alternatively, whisk together in a small bowl.

Heat a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the walnuts, sugar and butter. Toss around until the butter and sugar melt and start to caramelise, coating the walnuts. Remove from the heat and tip onto