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Mixed Greens with a Creamy Lime-Fig Dressing

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Services for Real Estate Pros with Chew Your Rope, LLC

Here's is another one for you.  This is easy and tastes great!  It is always a hit at any food demo I do.

It is all about eating food that is good for you, tastes great and is easy to make!

Enjoy!

Mixed Greens with a Creamy Lime-Fig Dressing

3 Figs, dried
3 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon mirin
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup water
salt, to taste

4 figs sliced

1 yellow pepper sliced into thin strips

 

1.    To make dressing, place figs, lime juice, vinegar, mirin, garlic, oil. water and salt in a blender.  Blend for 2 or 3 minutes until smooth and creamy.

2.     Wash salad greens and spin dry.  Tear into bite-size pieces.  Just before serving, toss lettuce with dressing, using as much dressing as necessary to coat the greens.  Garnish sliced yellow peppers and figs.

 

Diana Manzato
Highland Village, TX

Yum, sounds so good and healthy too!

Apr 16, 2011 12:40 PM
Mindy Kannon
Chew Your Rope, LLC - Wilton, CT
Personal Chef and Nutrition Coach

And easy!

Apr 16, 2011 12:44 PM
Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

Mindy - What is mirin?   I have to admit I have never heard of it.

Apr 16, 2011 03:52 PM
Dagny Eason
Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT
Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

The rest sounds absolutely delicious!

Apr 16, 2011 03:53 PM
Mindy Kannon
Chew Your Rope, LLC - Wilton, CT
Personal Chef and Nutrition Coach

Hey Dagney,

It is  a sweetened Sake - yum.  Pretty easy to find - they have it at Stop and Shop.

Yeah it is sunny out!

Have a great day.

I missed you on Wednesday - the architect you had as a sub is the greatest.  I love his sense of humor! 8-)

Apr 17, 2011 12:21 AM