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Greek · Salad

Arugula Salad with Dried Figs and Pasteli

Peppery wild arugula with sweet dried figs, wrinkled olives, tomatoes and crunchy sesame-honey brittle, crowned with a wedge of pan-seared manouri. A play of peppery and mild, chewy and crisp.

  • YieldServes 4 to 6
  • Hands-on21 min
  • Total21 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Salad

  • 160 gfresh wild arugula, trimmed, washed and spun dry
  • 1small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
  • 6dried Greek figs, cut into slivers
  • 45 gpasteli (sesame-honey brittle), chopped
  • 105 gGreek wrinkled black olives (throumbes)
  • 220 gteardrop tomatoes, halved lengthwise

Lemon-honey-mustard dressing

  • 3 tbsplemon juice, strained
  • 1 tbspGreek honey
  • 1 tspDijon mustard
  • 100 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepperoptional
  • 2 tspextra-virgin Greek olive oil, for the pan
  • 150 gmanouri, ricotta salata or haloumi, one round about 2 cm thick

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Sesame
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Fig
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Arugula
  • Turmeric
  • Black and white pepper
  • Honey
  • Lactose
  • Fructose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Chewy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 1

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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