This kale salad with figs and goat cheese also has radicchio and pine nuts and is tossed with an easy white wine vinegar salad dressing.
Stretch your summer salad repertoire with this easy, simple, and healthy fig, goat cheese, and kale salad recipe.
Our fig tree is popping. We have been eating and giving away figs like nobody's business.
Every July, I enjoy coming up with new recipes for this fig abundance. And every July we donate figs to wildlife rehabbers in our areas because they need the extra food for baby season.
Marinate The Kale Salad If Time Allows
Kale salad tastes delicious when it's been marinated for a couple hours. All types of kale are notoriously tough when eaten raw.
Use any type of kale for this kale salad recipe but remember to remove the stems first. Chopping kale into smaller pieces also helps it to marinate faster.
Dress the kale greens for the salad a couple hours before adding the other ingredients for a wilted and flavorful marinated kale salad.
Don't have time to marinate the kale? Cool, add a little extra salt to the kale when you add the dressing and this will help to break down some of the cell walls of the kale faster and make it more tender.
Pro - Tips For Plating Fig, Goat Cheese, Kale Salad
In a bowl, add dressing to the kale greens first and plate them with no other ingredients.
Then add the salad dressing to the rest of the ingredients and top over kale salad. Make your kale, fig, and goat cheese salad look professional and beautiful!
Fig and goat cheese salad with kale, radicchio, and pine nuts is an easy, fresh, and fast summer salad.
Kale Salad with Fig And Goat Cheese FAQS
- Salad dressings have a general ratio of 1:3 parts acid/vinegar : oil. I prefer a little more tang or acid and use more of 1:2 or 1:1 ratio based on how I'm feeling that day. Play with the ratio for your tastebuds or use your favorite homemade dressing.
- Craving meat? Add some cooked bacon, ham, or pancetta. Pork goes excellent with figs and goat cheese.
Fig and Goat Cheese Salad with Kale and Pine Nuts
This kale salad with figs and goat cheese also has radicchio and pine nuts and is tossed with an easy white wine vinaigrette. Stretch your summer salad repertoire with this easy and simple kale salad recipe.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Salad
- Method: No Cooking Involved!
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Gluten-Free, Low Fat, Vegetarian
Ingredients
For The Salad:
- 1 head kale, stems removed and chopped
- 1 head radicchio, chopped
- ⅓ cup pine nuts, toasted
- 4 oz goat cheese, crumbles
For the Salad Dressing:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- pinch black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
- ⅓ - ½ cup white wine vinegar
- ½ - ⅔ cup olive oil
Instructions
For the Salad Dressing:
- Add all salad dressing ingredients to a jar and shake. Add more vinegar, salt, and oil to taste.
For The Salad:
- Optional: Cook the pine nuts for 1-2 minutes on the stovetop until fragrant and lightly browned. Don't walk away from the stove - pine nuts burn fast!
- Add the kale and radicchio to a large bowl and add half the dressing. If you have time - do this step a couple hours before eating because kale tastes better after marinating.
- Plate the dressed kale greens and then toss the remaining ingredients together in a bowl and plate on top of the kale.
Notes
- Salad dressings have a general ratio of 1:3 parts acid/vinegar : oil. I prefer a little more tang or acid and use more of 1:2 or 1:1 ratio based on how I'm feeling that day. Play with the ratio for your tastebuds or use your favorite homemade dressing.
- Pro - Tip 1 - Dress the greens first and plate them. Then dress the rest of the ingredients and top over kale salad. Make it look beautiful!
- Pro - Tip 2 - Dress the kale greens a couple hours before the other ingredients. Kale salad tastes delicious when it's been marinated for a bit and makes it more tasty.
- Craving meat? Add some cooked bacon, ham, or pancetta. Pork goes excellent with figs and goat cheese.
Things In My Kitchen:
- Pastry Scrapper - For scoopin' up the veggies and placing in bowls
- 3 Quart Mixing Bowl - Flat bottomed so it will stay put on the counter and stainless steel
- Teak Cutting Board - Sustainably harvested, easy on knives, got the juice grooves, and pretty.
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