Clementine Salad with Figs and Goat Cheese

This wonderfully light, bright and fruity is packed with easy-to-find seasonal produce and loaded with delicious flavours and textures. It makes a perfect appetizer or as a light lunch. The sweetness of the clementine and figs pair perfectly with the bitterness of the arugula and tartness of pomegranate arils. If you don't like goat cheese, tangy and salty blue cheese would be an excellent alternative.

50 g Arugula
4 Clementines
3 Figs, quartered
50 g Pomegranate arils
50 g Roasted, salted macadamias, roughly chopped
120 g Fresh goat's cheese, cut into bite-sized
1 tbsp White wine vinegar
1/2 tsp Wholegrain Dijon mustard
Sea salt and freshly milled black pepper
3 tbsp Olive oil

Clean, wash and spin-dry the arugula leaves. Peel 3 clementines and cut into slices. Wash the figs, pat dry and quarter. Roughly chop the macadamia nuts. Cut the fresh goat cheese into bite-sized pieces.
Halve the remaining clementine and squeeze out the juice. Mix the clementine juice, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper together, then whisk in the olive oil.
Toss arugula, figs, clementines, and pomegranate arils with half of the dressing in a large bowl. Arrange the salad on a platter and top with goat cheese and the chopped macadamia nuts. Serve with the remaining dressing.

19 comments:

Tom 28/9/24 12:31: ...a fresh, colorful treat!
David M. Gascoigne, 28/9/24 12:42: At some point in our ancient history we must have been exceptionally good. And the gods bestowed goat cheese on us. Happy days!
JoAnna 28/9/24 13:31: This salad looks beautiful - colorful and I'm sure it's tasty, I'll try this recipe.
DEZMOND 28/9/24 13:35: I was just saying to myself, oh, Angie has not cooked anything with figs for us in centuries LOOOL Nice positioning of that heart shaped bowl on the plate. I bought the last mini watermelon today ahead of the rainy, cold, Autumn weekend.
eileeninmd 28/9/24 13:36: I would love this salad, looks tasty and pretty!
Take care, have a great weekend.
Djangkaru Bumi 28/9/24 13:49: Super sekali
Anonymous 28/9/24 16:15: Not only a terrific sounding salad, it is also very pretty with the colorful ingredients. Karen (Back Road Journal)
Brian's Home Blog 28/9/24 18:31: That's so pretty and I'm sure it taste wonderful!
DeniseinVA 28/9/24 19:44: Oh yum, looks wonderful Angie!
Cooking Julia 28/9/24 20:53: Such a simple salad, yet so colorful and yummy.
Bill 28/9/24 22:05: Looks like a nice fresh delicious salad.
citu 28/9/24 23:18: Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
Anonymous 29/9/24 07:45: This looks very refreshing!
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Margaret D 29/9/24 11:37: Looks delicious, Angie.
kathyinozarks 29/9/24 12:41: Looks delicious I have never seen fresh figs in the stores here but I can get nice dried ones online
Breathtaking 29/9/24 13:35: Hello Angie :)
I really fancy having this salad, it looks wonderful-
thepaintedapron.com 29/9/24 16:46: This sounds delicious Angie, especially with the macadamia nuts!
Jenna
Ben | Havocinthekitchen 29/9/24 23:23: Such a beautiful and elegant salad with a great flavour profile!
tigerfish 2/10/24 01:48: On a hot day like today, any salad will be great! What a great balance of flavors - sweet, salty, peppery bitter, tart