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Blackberry Fig Salad

Blackberry Fig salad on parchment paper on marble background

A great end of summer salad for showcasing in season figs!

Ingredients

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For the Salad (see note)-

  • Arugula
  • Blackberries
  • Fresh Figs
  • Red Onion
  • Pecans
  • Feta Cheese

For the Vinaigrette-

  • 1.5 cups of Blackberries
  • 3/4 cup of Olive Oil
  • 1/2 cup of Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp of Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 tsp of Dijon Mustard
  • 1/2 tsp of Salt
  • 1/4 tsp of Pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp of Sugar

Instructions

For the Salad-

  1. Chop the red onion into crescents.
  2. Halve the fresh figs.
  3. Place all of the salad ingredients (arugula, feta, red onion, blackberries, figs, pecans) into a large bowl.

For the Vinaigrette-

  1. Place all of the vinaigrette ingredients EXCEPT the olive oil into a blender carafe or a container suitable for an immersion blender.
  2. Blend until the blackberries are broken down.
  3. While the blender is still blending on low speed, SLOWLY pour the olive oil into blackberry mixture and blend until everything is blended.

Assembly-

  1. Pour desired amount of the vinaigrette on top of the salad in the large bowl.
  2. Toss to combine.
  3. Enjoy!!

Notes

For the base ingredients of the salad, I did not measure anything as this is very much a “your desired amount” kind of recipe. Use whatever amount of the ingredients you’d like. The vinaigrette is the only thing that is measured in this recipe.