“Fresh figs 3 for £1,” how do you walk past a market stall
with a sign like that? I certainly couldn’t!
Every morning the stall is already set up with lots of
customers grabbing something to eat on their way to work, and it’s only taken
me a week to be swept up by the stalls popularity. This may have been my first
purchase, but I know it won’t be my last.
I’ve only eaten figs a few times (always in restaurants) and
I have never cooked with them myself, so it was a pretty bold move to buy some.
However, with my warm salad series underway I knew I could muddle something
together.
As a bit of a side note: for those of you who are wondering
just how “fresh” the figs in the shops/market are likely to be, they are in
season from August to early October so don’t feel bad about going out and
grabbing some, they are at their peak right now! I’m trying to be super
conscious about eating seasonally and if you are too, this recipe is perfect!
I also wanted to make this salad a really exciting and
indulgent one – what better way to try something new than to go all out and
make the effort. The figs however really are the star here, and the cheese, ham
and honey compliment the sweet, luscious figs beautifully.
Also...for those of you who are also watching your weight,
make this salad a little healthier by swapping the mozzarella for a half fat
variety (I never buy full fat any more, do you?!), and be confident in the
knowledge that figs have lots of wonderful health benefits including that they
are a good source of fiber,
complex carbohydrates potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron.
This warm
salad should certainly ease you into the autumn months and hopefully the hint
of the exotic will remind you that the summer wasn’t too long ago…
Past posts in this series: Grilled Nectarine and Goats Cheese Salad
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