Warm Spinach And Dried Fig Salad From Sun-maid

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons red onions, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (okay to substitute grape seed oil)
• 1/2 cup dried mission figs, sliced (or other varieties of figs such as calmyrna)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed (i tested muscovado for a change)
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 6 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves
• 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
• 1/4 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
• cracked black pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a pan over medium heat, sautè onion in the olive oil until softened, approximately 2 minutes.
• 2 stir in the figs, brown sugar and vinegar. simmer 30 *seconds*, stirring until the figs are coated well in the mixture.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine spinach leaves and the warm onion-fig mixture. toss to coat.
• 4 divide and place the salad on individual salad plates.
• 5 garnish with feta, hazelnuts and black pepper.
• 6 serve immediately.