Fig and Goat’s Curd Salad with Smoky Paprika Vinaigrette
Figs with a bit of olive oil and salt are pretty perfect on their own, but if you wanted to go one step further, the combination of sweet figs and smoky dressing is an excellent one.
Make this salad in autumn when the long hot days of summer have made the figs super ripe and bursting with sweetness. This recipe makes a bit more dressing than you need, but some crusty bread dipped into it would be a delicious addition.
Ingredients 9
8 figs, ripe
12 rocket leaves (arugula), large
150 g goat’s curd, fresh
70 g toasted almonds
Vinaigrette
20 ml sherry vinegar
20 ml white-wine vinegar, agrodolce-style
1⁄2 garlic clove
1 1⁄2 tsp pimentón de La Vera dulce
100 ml extra-virgin olive oil
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Method 3
To make your dressing, combine the and in a jar and grate in the . Add a pinch of salt and the and shake to combine. Add the and shake again. This can be made ahead of time, but no more than a few hours as the raw garlic tends to change over time and becomes stronger and sweeter.
Tear open your at the centre and arrange them on a platter with the and crumbled around. Shake your vinaigrette just before pouring it right over everything. Use only enough to drizzle; you don’t want to drown out the other ingredients.
Finally, scatter your over the top and finish with a good sprinkle of salt. Serve immediately.
Danielle Alvarez's tips
I suggest using good pimentón de La Vera for this. This is a smoked paprika from the La Vera valley in Spain, and you simply can’t find better. It has AOC distinction, meaning you can’t call it pimentón de La Vera if it’s not from that region in Spain.
You’ll find three varieties: dulce, which is sweet and smoky, agridulce, which is just a little bit bitter, and picante, which is spicy. All have their own best uses, but for vinaigrettes I like the dulce.
