Fresh Fig Lettuce Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

Fresh Fig Lettuce Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing takes about 15 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe makes 4 servings with 408 calories, 4g of protein, and 30g of fat each. For $2.7 per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 8 people were glad they tried this recipe. It works well as a budget friendly salad. It is brought to you by Roti 'n' Rice. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. A mixture of shallots, sugar, pecan pieces, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 48%. Similar recipes include Fresh Fruit Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing, Fresh Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing, and Garden-Fresh Turkey Salad with Dijon-Poppy Seed Dressing.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/3 cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil

¼ cup (30g) feta

10 to 12 fresh figs, cut into quarters lengthwise

½ tsp ground mustard

5 oz (141g) gourmet lettuce blend, triple wash and drained

¼ cup (25g) pecan pieces

1 tbsp poppyseeds

½ tsp salt

2 small shallots

2 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp veganaise or mayonnaise

¼ cup (60ml) white wine vinegar

Equipment:

frying pan

bowl

microplane

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

Toast pecans in a small fry pan over low heat for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and allow pecans to cool.Place lettuce, figs, feta, and toasted pecans in a salad bowl. Combine white wine vinegar, sugar, ground mustard, salt, poppyseeds, vegenaise (or mayonnaise) in a cup or bowl. Grate shallots with a microplane into the cup or bowl. Mix all ingredients with a wire whisk.Pour in extra virgin olive oil. Continue to whisk until combined. Drizzle creamy basil avocado dressing over the top. Toss salad to coat.Serve immediately.

 

Step by step:


1. Toast pecans in a small fry pan over low heat for 4 to 5 minutes.

2. Remove and allow pecans to cool.

3. Place lettuce, figs, feta, and toasted pecans in a salad bowl.

4. Combine white wine vinegar, sugar, ground mustard, salt, poppyseeds, vegenaise (or mayonnaise) in a cup or bowl. Grate shallots with a microplane into the cup or bowl.

5. Mix all ingredients with a wire whisk.

6. Pour in extra virgin olive oil. Continue to whisk until combined.

7. Drizzle creamy basil avocado dressing over the top. Toss salad to coat.

8. Serve immediately.


Nutrition Information:

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407k Calories
3g Protein
29g Total Fat
35g Carbs
9% Health Score
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Calories
407k
20%

Fat
29g
46%

  Saturated Fat
4g
29%

Carbohydrates
35g
12%

  Sugar
28g
32%

Cholesterol
6mg
2%

Sodium
402mg
18%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
3g
7%

Manganese
0.69mg
34%

Vitamin K
26µg
26%

Fiber
5g
22%

Vitamin E
3mg
22%

Calcium
129mg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.25mg
13%

Potassium
435mg
12%

Vitamin B1
0.17mg
11%

Copper
0.22mg
11%

Magnesium
44mg
11%

Phosphorus
97mg
10%

Vitamin B2
0.15mg
9%

Vitamin A
390IU
8%

Iron
1mg
8%

Folate
27µg
7%

Zinc
0.98mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.58mg
6%

Vitamin C
4mg
6%

Selenium
2µg
4%

Vitamin B3
0.75mg
4%

Vitamin B12
0.13µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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