Salad of California Dried Figs, Fennel and Manchego
This is one of our favorite manchego recipes to add to a salad perfect with Spanish cuisine. Fennel salad with figs and manchego pair perfectly with tapas.
Nutrition
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
- 15 Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Figs stems removed
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 bulb fennel
- 2 bunches frisee
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 ounce chunk Manchego
- 6 thin slices prosciutto
Instructions
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon of the lemon juice. Remove from the heat, add the dried figs and let sit off the heat for 15 minutes. Halve the dried figs. Cut the stem end off the fennel. Cut the top off the fennel leaving the bulb intact. Cut the fennel in half from top to bottom. With the cut side down, using a sharp knife or a mandolin, cut the fennel into paper-thin slices. When you are ready to serve, place the fennel and frisee in a bowl. In a bowl, whisk together the olive oil and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Toss with the fennel and frisee. For each individual salad, distribute the frisee and fennel on serving plates. Distribute the dried figs onto the top of the salad. Using a vegetable peeler or cheese shaver, shave the Manchego onto the salad. Cut each slice of prosciutto into two pieces the long way. Top with ribbons of prosciutto on the top. Serve.
Notes
Recipe from Joanne Weir. Valley Fig Growers is a proud sponsor of Joanne Weir’s Cooking Class TV series, airing on public television stations nationwide.
