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Green Salad with Mascarpone-Stuffed Kadota Figs and Walnuts

 

Recipe By :Oregon Fruit Product Co

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Salads and Dressings Walnuts

 

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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6 tablespoons (heaping) marscarpone cheese

1/2 cup chopped and toasted California Walnuts -- divided use

1 17-oz can Oregon Kadota figs

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon curry powder

1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

1/3 cup olive oil

salt

6 cups soft lettuce leaves (Boston, Bibb or mixed

baby greens)

 

In a small bowl, mix mascarpone cheese with 1/4 cup of the walnuts.

Remove 8 figs from can. Stand figs upright with stem ends up and with sharp

knife, quarter each fig, but do not cut through to the bottom. Gently stuff

center of each fig with 1 teaspoon Marscapone mixture.

For the dressing: in bowl, whisk together lemon juice and curry. Slowly whisk in

oil, mix in chives and add salt to taste.

When ready to serve salad, toss lettuce with dressing and arrange equal portions

on 4 salad plates. Garnish each salad with 2 stuffed figs. Sprinkle with

remaining walnuts.

 

Description:

" Look for green Kadota figs among the canned goods. "

Source:

" Quick Picks from the Pantry, Canned Food Alliance (1999) "

S(Web):

" http://www.mealtime.org/recipe/cookbook.html "

 

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Per serving: 429 Calories (kcal); 37g Total Fat; (74% calories from fat); 7g

Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; 29mg Cholesterol; 21mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 7 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates

 

NOTES : Where to find Oregon Fruit Products' canned figs:

http://www.oregonfruit.com/oregon_fruit/where_to_find.html

Nutr. Assoc. : 935 905471 26988 0 0 0 0 0 900810

 

 

 

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