‘The Easiest, Sexiest Salad in the World!’ Parma Ham, Fig and Buffalo Mozzarella
“Trust me, this fig salad recipe will blow your socks off – it’s beautifully creamy, sweet and salty” Jamie Oliver
I’m sharing this Jamie Oliver recipe because not only is it a perfect flavour combination, but the Parma ham and buffalo mozzarella deliver on satiating proteins, saturated fats and calcium requirements and the figs are amazingly nutritious too: they’re high in fibre and a good source of several essential minerals: magnesium, manganese, calcium (which promotes bone density), copper, and potassium (which helps lower blood pressure), as well as vitamins K and B6… not to mention a bunch of powerful anti-oxidants!
Any and all figs are great: Italian figs are in season from June-August and Greek figs from September-November and they’re tastiest when fully ripe and about to split their skins.
(Quote and image credit: Jamie Oliver)
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- 4 large figs or more if small
- 4 slices Parma ham or prosciutto good quality
- 2 balls buffalo mozzarella good quality
- 5 tblsp extra virgin olive oil organic
- 2 tblsp balsamic vingear good quality
- 2 tblsp lemon juice
- 1 tblsp honey raw, if possible
- sea salt & ground black pepper to taste
- 1 handful basil leaves green or purple
Ingredients
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- Cut each fig criss-cross, but not quite to the bottom.
- Using your thumbs and forefingers, squeeze the base of the fig to expose the inside and allow your dressing to get right into the middle of the fig.
- Put the figs in a dish, weave around 1 slice of Parma ham, or prosciutto per fig.
- Throw in some slices of buffalo mozzarella and rip over some green or purple basil.
- Mix the extra virgin olive oil, balsamic, lemon juice, honey and some sea salt and freshly ground black pepper together in a bowl. Taste and adjust the ingredients and the seasoning when it hits your spot.
- If you're serving the dish straight away, drizzle everything with the dressing. If not, pack the ingredients in a portable dish and the dressing in a screw-top pot and drizzle over when ready.
- I'm sure something light and fizzy would pair well - enjoy!
This is a Jamie Oliver original recipe
