GOAT'S CHEESE, DATE AND FIG SALAD

Goat's Cheese, Date and Fig Salad image

Provided by Annacia * @Annacia

Number Of Ingredients 16

- dressing:
1 tablespoon(s) raisins
1/4 - (90 g) honey
1 cup(s) (60 ml) apple cider
1 - strip lemon rind
1 tablespoon(s) lemon juice
1 cup(s) (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
- salad:
100g - mixed baby salad leaves
100 g - witlof leaves (2 witlof)
1 cup(s) (230 g) fresh dates, halved, pitted
2 - green apples, cored, thinly sliced
4 - fresh figs, quartered
1/2 cup(s) (55 g) chopped walnuts ot pistachio's
200 g - soft goat cheese
- ground rock salt

Steps:

For the dressing, place all the ingredients, except the lemon juice and oil, in a food processor or blender. While blending, pour in the lemon juice and olive oil very slowly, until smooth and combined.
Mix the baby salad leaves, witlof, dates and apple slices together and place in a large shallow bowl.
Arrange the fig pieces on top and sprinkle the walnuts on top of the salad. Roughly crumble the goat's cheese over.
Drizzle the dressing over the salad, and season to taste.
Note: Witlof is a variety of salad green that is equally good raw or cooked. It's related to radicchio, and has similarly crisp leaves to that vegetable. Its leaves are tightly packed and white in colour, with pale green tips. They have a crisp texture and delicate, slightly bitter flavor.