Gala Apple, Endive, & Arugula Salad with Fig Vinaigrette

While browsing the shelves of our local organic food market, I came upon THIS amazing fig vinegar.
I couldn't wait to get home to taste it and use it in a salad.
It has the most wonderful taste - sweet and tart. It is perfection!
Lately, I've been craving an apple salad. Luckily, I found couple of Gala apples in my refrigerator.
I also found some other ingredients to make a perfect, healthy and delicious salad.

Here's what I used ...

For 2 people

1 gala apple, sliced paper thin
2 radishes, sliced paper thin
1 endive, washed
1 cup Arugula
Goat cheese, crumbled
Pine nuts

Fig Vinaigrette:
1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 Tablespoons Fig vinegar
4 Tablespoons olive oil
Salt/pepper

In a bowl, combine garlic and mustard.
Add vinegar and whisk.
Continue to whisk and slowly add oil.
Season with salt and pepper.

In a small bowl, add arugula and slices of radishes.
Drizzle vinaigrette and toss to combine.
On a dinner plate, place arugula mix.
Arrange on top, 6 leaves of endive.
Arrange Apple slices on top of endive.
Add cheese.
Drizzle vinaigrette all over the salad.
Toss in some pine nuts. and Enjoy!

Avocado-Tomato-cucumber Salad

                               

         

This is a very simple and versatile recipe.

It tastes wonderful and looks beautiful!.

Serves 2
Ingredients:
2 tomatoes, seeds removed and finely diced
1 cucumber, seeds removed and finely diced
1 avocado, finely diced

La Vinaigrette:

1/2  shallot, minced

1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard

1 teaspoon Honey

Juice of 1/2 Lemon

4 Tablespoons Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper 

To Finish:
Some Goat Cheese, crumbled
Some pine nuts
Mâche or Arugula

In a bowl, combine tomato, cucumber and avocado.
In a separate bowl, combine shallot, mustard, honey, lemon and salt/pepper.
Slowly add oil and whisk. Make sure to taste and adjust salt/pepper accordingly.
Drizzle a little vinaigrette over the tomatoes, cucumber, avocado. Toss well.
Place a mold ring in the middle of a plate. Spoon in the salad then remove the ring.
Drizzle with a little vinaigrette, add some pine nuts, goat cheese and mâche or arugula.
Et Voîla! Bon Appetit!