Figs & Greens Breakfast Salad

This colourful salad also has a lot of lovely flavours.

I have never had a fresh fig before. I’ve had plenty of Fig Newtons, but never the fresh fruit. So when a friend gave me some from her tree, I was anxious to try them.

My daughter and I put together the following ingredients for a salad and love it. We think it is tasty enough for dessert.

Toss the below ingredients together.

• 1 cup chopped purple cabbage
• 3 cups mixed greens
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 to 1 cup chopped fig
• 1/2 cup honey baked ham – chopped

Top the salad with the following ingredients.

• 1 avocado – slices or chopped
• 2 hard-boiled eggs – peeled and sliced
• 1/4 cup cheese – slices or chopped –  We used Asiago but I want to try Brie and/or Feta next time.
• 2-4 pieces of bacon – cooked and crumbled
• 1/2 cup walnuts – raw or toasted

To Toast the walnuts, do the following.

• Stir walnuts in small, nonstick skillet over medium heat until lightly toasted, about 3 minutes.

Mix the following dressing ingredients together. Sprinkle onto the salad.

• 1/8 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons chocolate balsamic vinegar
• 2 teaspoons raspberry balsamic vinegar

Your Turn . . . What is your favourite way to use fresh figs?

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