Fig and Melon Salad
Ingredients
2 handfuls of rocket, mizuna,or red mustard greens
Orange vinaigrette
1 small melon
8 – 10 ripe figs (Kadota, black mission or Calimyrna figs)
1 Tbsp roasted pine nuts or walnuts
Preparation
Sort through the greens; discard any bruised leaves. Wash and dry and wrap in a damp towel and refrigerate while you make the vinaigrette. Cut the melon, scoop out the seeds, thinly slice, peel, follow the contour of the melon. Rinse the figs. Pat dry cut into halves or quarters leaving the stem ends on. Arrange the greens loosely with the melon and figs on it. Drizzle with vinaigrette and sprinkle with pine nuts or walnuts.
Orange Vinaigrette
¼ tsp orange zest
2 Tbsp orange juice
½ Tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp Himalayan salt
3 Tbsp olive oil
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