Fresh fig salad with raspberries, pistachio and goatcheese
How good does that look? 
And trust me; it’s even better when you taste it… I was sitting here thinking of where to start this post but I couldn’t stop looking at those gorgeous colors of the salad so excuse me for jumping right in there!
I’ve had a pretty good and relaxing week so far. Despite the not so pleasant start with all my sites being down, the move to my new hosting provider has moved along really smoothly and it’s just a matter of time before the last one – you’re looking at it right now – will be moved as well. By some miracle this week has been quiet in terms of work. It could not have come at a better time and even though I always, always get nervous when I have ‘nothing’ to do, I’m also trying my best to get the most out of it.
It’s not uncommon for anybody self employed to get a bit nervous when you have a few days of quiet in between jobs. You start to wonder how the next few weeks are gonna be? Will you have any work? Will the recession finally hit you too? Will you be able to pay the bills? What if no one ever hires you anymore? And the list of questions in my mind goes on. Thankfully, after this week, my calendar is packed full with jobs already, so that makes it possible to enjoy this quiet week in between. And I’m loving it.
Gorgeous raspberry dressing
I’ve been cooking up a storm, have made bread, making my second batch of goat cheese as we speak, prepared a tapas feast for dinner and the list goes on. However, all that cooking and baking is not exactly good for my waistline, so instead of opting for a simple sandwich this afternoon I thought why not make a nice and healthy salad. Looking for some inspiration I bumped into a recipe from Delicious which was featuring rhubarb. Not the right time of year anymore but I had raspberries left in the fridge and some figs and an idea started to form in my head.
I love to always have a bit of crunch in a salad, so I roasted some pistachio’s I still had too. And since I seem to be on goat cheese roll lately I added some lovely goat cheese to it as well. The dressing however is the bit that makes this whole salad come together. It’s gorgeous in color and the flavors are amazing. You can put it through a sieve if you want to get rid of the little seeds from the raspberries but I don’t really mind them so left them in.
It’s a good thing that I have not only been cooking and baking, but in between I’ve also been working hard on transforming all recipes on Junglefrog Cooking (and there are a lot) into the new format for when the new design is gonna go live somewhere maybe next week! Are you curious how it’s gonna look?
Fresh fig salad with raspberries, pistachio and goatcheese
Yield: 1
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Ingredients:
- butterlettuce or other lettuce to your taste
- 2-3 fresh figs
- 50 gr raspberries
- little bit of pistachio, chopped and roasted
- gardencress
- old goatcheese (use as much or as little as you like)
DRESSING
- 50 gr raspberries
- 2 tbsp of sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp of honey
- 1 tbsp of sweet white vinegar
- pinch of salt
Directions:
- Put the ingredients for the dressing together in a stick blender and puree. Taste it and adjust your seasoning where needed. It is a slightly sweet dressing with a sour note to it.
- Put all your ingredients for the salad on a plate and drizzle the dressing over the top.
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This salad looks marvelous! So colorful and pretty. I wish i could taste it now…
Cheers,
Rosa
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 16th, 2012 at 11:09
It’s totally delicious Rosa. You should really try it!
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A great salad and the raspberries are a nice counterpart to the figs and goat cheese, not only the taste, the color as well! A nice recipe on my to do list. Happy weekend, Simone!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 16th, 2012 at 11:10
Thanks so much Sandy. Happy weekend to you too!
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Love the colours in the salad and it looks so fresh, healthy and delicious! A real feel good salad! Looking forward to your second batch of goats cheese! Good luck with the new web design and I am sure it will look fabulous!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 16th, 2012 at 11:11
Thanks Moya. Definitely a salad that makes you feel good about yourself. Light, delicious and healthy!
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This is the most gorgeous salad I’ve ever laid eyes on!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 16th, 2012 at 11:11
Thanks so much!
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Beautiful salad!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 16th, 2012 at 11:42
Thanks Laura!
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That dressing looks luscious! I am excited about the new blog look, can’t wait!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 16th, 2012 at 11:43
So am I! Still a lot of work to do behind the scenes but it’s gonna be good, I think..
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I love figs. I love raspberries. I love pistachios. I love goat cheese.
I’d truly, wholly, deeply love this salad.
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 17th, 2012 at 20:08
I would say; what’s not to love?
But yes these are indeed very tasty combinations and I’m definitely planning on having this salad many more times!
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Best looking salad EVER! And you say it was even better than it looks? Oh my! Pure heaven is what it must be, then. Mind you, with the amount of beautiful fresh figs that it contains, it could be no other way. Oh how I love figs. I wish they weren’t so loaded with carbs!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 17th, 2012 at 20:07
Are they? See I don’t even realize these kind of things as I just think.. fresh.. fruit… must be good..
Still this is worth it Sonia! You should really try it!
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What a great idea! Flavourful, colourful, nutritious, delicious – I’d say that is a winning lunch!
V
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 17th, 2012 at 21:16
Thanks so much Valerie! And yes even though it didn’t have any homemade goatcheese in it..
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My first thought here was: what great colors! This salad looks amazing, and the raspberry dressing sounds fresh, fruity, and delicious. Can’t wait to see the new design!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 16th, 2012 at 09:45
It is! That raspberry dressing is just the best. I even used it on a sandwich the other day! I’m hoping the new design will be up next week or so!
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I absolutely adore fruit (figs, cherries, raspberries in particular) in salads. It adds a great flavor. I agree with you on the fact that wehn things slow up I too get nervous but only in the way that I feel I am missing something. LOL! Glad you enjoyed your quiet week!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 17th, 2012 at 21:14
Haha.. No not missing anything… I can still have fun with my own food for a change… (and not with cakes..lol) but yes, the quiet is gone but it was fine while it lasted!
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I’m ashamed to say I’ve never had fresh figs before
I keep seeing all these yummy posts and pics of figs and now I’m definitely going out and getting some. Figs on salad sounds amazing!!
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Simone (junglefrog) — September 17th, 2012 at 21:15
That’s nothing to be ashamed off, really..
It took me a long time before I ever had fresh figs. It’s only recently that they are showing up in the stores here but before you couldn’t really find them anywhere!
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I hear you have been very busy the last weeks! Lucky us! This stunning & very colourful salad is surely something for me!
I can use my fresh figs from my fig tree! 
I can’t wait to make this tasty salad!
Yummy Yum,…….!!!!
I can’t wait either to see the changes on your blog!
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