Marinated fig & mozzarella salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Ready in 40-50 minutes (including marinating time)
- Easy
- Serves 4 (or 6 as a starter)
Skip to ingredients
- 8 ripe figsstalks trimmed
- 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oilplus extra for drizzling
- finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
- handful of fresh mintleaves
- 2 x packs mozzarella
- 50g bag wild rocket
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal364
- fat25g
- saturates11g
- carbs14g
- sugars0g
- fibre2g
- protein21g
- salt1.18glow
Method
step 1
Cut each fig lengthways into four wedges. Make a marinade by whisking the vinegar, oil and lemon juice with salt and pepper to taste.
step 2
Stand the fig wedges up in the middle of a large shallow serving dish, keeping them close together. Scatter the lemon zest and thyme on top, then drizzle with the marinade. Leave to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
step 3
Roughly chop the mint. Drain and slice the mozzarella, toss with half the mint and season with salt and pepper to taste.
step 4
To serve, arrange the mozzarella and mint mixture round the figs, scatter with lightly torn rocket leaves and the remaining mint, and drizzle with a little olive oil.
