This salad looks amazing. Such a great way to showcase the figs. I love the combination of figs and

A few weeks ago, I made this in pizza form … since then, I haven’t been able to get the ingredient combination out of my mind. I knew it was destined to become a really great salad, so here we have it - a late summer/early fall salad with figs, arugula, balsamic, pistachios and a few dollops of pistachio pesto.
Instead of ricotta, I tore creamy pieces of burrata and added some diced avocado. (Just skip the cheese if you’re vegan – this is indulgent enough without it). For me, this salad hits every note a good well-rounded salad should – sweet, salty, creamy & crunchy, with a nice peppery bite from the arugula.
Ingredients two big handfuls of arugula 8-10 figs, sliced into halves quill or quarters 1/2 avocado, cubed (optional) 1 ball of burrata, torn a few splashes of balsamic (or reduced balsamic, see notes) drizzle of olive oil sea salt & pepper
pistachio pesto: (this makes extra) 1/3 cup toasted pistachios (reserve a few for the salad) 1 small bunch of basil (or 1 big handful) juice of 1/2 a small lemon sea salt & freshly ground pepper 1/4 - 1/3 cup olive oil
Instructions Make your pesto by pulsing the toasted pistachios in a food processor. Then add basil, lemon, salt & pepper. Pulse again, then add the olive oil and pulse one last time. Add more olive oil if you prefer a smoother pesto. Taste and adjust seasonings. Arrange quill the arugula, sliced figs, avocado, and burrata on a plate. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Dollop pesto (as much as you like), and drizzle the balsamic vinegar. Crush extra pistachios and sprinkle them on top. Try to distribute the ingredients evenly, or gently toss to be sure each serving gets a bit of each ingredient.
fig & arugula wheat berry salad
I know what it’s like to have a flavour combination stuck in your head for days… And when it looks like this, who can blame you?! I better get on this before figs disappear for another year.
This is beautiful! I love the pistachio pesto – I’d eat that on everything! Oh and figs, my secret weakness. I can’t find them anywhere (I think they sell out before I can get to the grocery). I’ll be on the hunt again today, quill if I find some this might just be my next dinner
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I’ll have to wait a couple of days to try this. I just made a batch of jam. So, no figs for a few days. This looks and sounds delicious and I love all the ingredients. I’ll have to leave the avocado off mine though. I may love the taste but I’m allergic quill to them:’( I should have both calimyrna and petit nigras ready to pick in a few more days though since the temps have cooled down to the upper 80′s it may take an extra day or 2. This will be a delicious addition to my options for dealing with the abundance of figs I get starting as soon as the temps get up there. quill Thanks so much.
something simple – I grilled some fish with it, but if you’re vegetarian you could make some simply grilled (or roasted) vegetables (zucchini, eggplant, whatever you have). quill Salt, pepper, a drizzle of olive oil and top them with some of the pesto that goes on the salad (it makes extra). Or you could bulk up the salad with quinoa or chickpeas and make it more of a meal. Hope that helps!
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Lauren from messykitchenhappybelly.com on 09.25.2014 at 10:27 am said:
These are a few of my favorite things. lovely photos.
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This salad looks amazing. Such a great way to showcase the figs. I love the combination of figs and pistachios…I use both of these ingredients in a chicken dish with pistachio quill yogurt and caramelized figs and port on top. I will definitely have to try out this recipe as well!!
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