Watercress and fig salad

Making a tasty salad with just five ingredients is easier than you think - the proof is in our gourmet watercress and fig salad.

Recipe «Watercress and fig salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1/4 cup hazelnuts, 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar, 2 cups watercress sprigs, 2 ripe figs, broken into quarters, 1 tbsp hazelnut oil .

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup hazelnuts 
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 
• 2 cups watercress sprigs 
• 2 ripe figs, broken into quarters 
• 1 tbsp hazelnut oil 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Place hazelnuts in a roasting pan and cook for 5 minutes or until toasted. Place hazelnuts in a clean tea towel and rub to remove skins (this is easiest when hazelnuts are still warm). Cut hazelnuts in half and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, place vinegar in a small saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and simmer for 5 minutes or until reduced to 1 1/2 tablespoons. Set aside to cool.
3. Arrange watercress sprigs, figs and hazelnuts on serving plates. Drizzle with balsamic reduction and hazelnut oil and serve immediately.