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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.

 

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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