Camembert, watercress and marinated figs with walnut dressing

Name: Camembert, watercress and marinated figs with walnut dressing
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 200 ml (7floz) balsamic vinegar; 75 g (2½ oz) walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped; 6 plump figs, halved lengthways; 150 g (5½ oz) ripe camembert or brie, sliced; 6 thyme sprigs; a large handful of watercress, thick stalks trimmed; 2 garlic cloves, bruised; 4 tablespoons walnut oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Vegetarian

By Alice Hart

Published 2018

About

Choose a really ripe camembert or brie for this salad and the most luscious black figs you can lay your hands on, and you will have the perfect partnership.

Ingredients

200 ml (7floz) balsamic vinegar
100 g (3½

Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Place the vinegar, sugar, garlic and 4 of the thyme sprigs in a saucepan and add 100 ml (3½ floz) water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 1 minute to dissolve the sugar and cook out some of the vinegary fl