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Fig & Blue Cheese Salad and a Giveaway!

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I feel like we're friends and I can always be honest with you…so here goes, I just tried fresh figs for the first time last week. One thing I love about having a food blog is that I'm always getting to (as well as forcing myself) to try new things. I love finding new products and foods that I want to try and love when I discover new things. Before this week, my fig repertoire was fig newtons. Color me embarrassed. This all changed once the folks at From the Farm offered to send me these amazing figs from The Fig Lady in California.

I saw this literally a couple days after the From the Farm folks said that my fresh figs should be arriving soon. I almost died. So what did I do when they first arrived? I washed them, put most of them in the fridge and then proceeded to chow down on a few fresh figs with blue cheese. I was sad I didn't have gorgonzola though. But still, amazing…and life changing.

I seriously am beginning to wonder…what the heck is wrong with me and where have fresh figs been all my life? My husband won't try them, what's wrong with him? I'm not sure why but in these cases I don't complain, I don't whine and I don't say a word because my thought process is…more for me!!

Since the fresh figs and blue cheese went so well together, I thought I'd make a real simple salad with them. It's basically some salad lettuce with my figs and blue cheese. I feel like saying would you like some lettuce with your figs & blue cheese? Trust me, just make sure you have a bite of cheese with each piece of fresh fig.

This salad is a great with a steak or on its own, double or triple the recipe to have it as a meal or to serve more people. The light & simple dressing lets the fresh figs and blue cheese be the star.

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Fig & Blue Cheese Salad Recipe

Servings 1 salad

Ingredients

  • 1 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • pepper
  • 1 to 1 1/2 cups loosely packed lettuce, I used butter lettuces & Romaine, chopped
  • 3 whole fresh figs, cut into wedges & then cut in half
  • 1 ounce blue cheese crumbles

Instructions

  • Whisk together the vinegar and olive oil in a small bowl. Season with pepper to taste.
  • Prep lettuce and figs. Add to a salad plate, the lettuce, figs and blue cheese crumbles. Drizzle on dressing to your taste.
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Other fig recipes to try!

I'm going to make this salad about three more times and then make Paula's fig preserves and Jessica's crisp. I'm not holding back!!

The generous folks from From the Farm are offering a delivery of fresh figs to a lucky winner. I'm even jealous of the winner…yep.

A little bit about From the Farm launched in 2008 & they are the first online farmers' market to offer consumers premium agricultural products shipped directly from family farms across the country. They do not warehouse any products; everything you purchase comes direct to you from the farm where it was grown.

The Prize: One box of Fresh Figs (Combo – Approx 4 pints)

Congrats to Sue E for winning the figs, enjoy!

How to Enter

Visit From the Farm and tell me about at least one of their products that you would like to receive ‘from the farm' (be specific)!
And optional- tell me if you have tried figs before…share any recipe favorites you have in the comments!

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For five more extra chances to win, leave a separate comment for each type, saying you did the following:

  1. Follow BOTH The Little Kitchen and From the Farm on facebook.
  2. Subscribe to The Little Kitchen via email

  3. Follow The Little Kitchen on twitter AND tweet the following:

    I would love to win a box of fresh figs from @FromTheFarm & @TheLittleKitchn http://bit.ly/PLppJu ends 9/1

  4. Follow From The Farm on twitter.

  5. Follow all of my boards on Pinterest.

Details

U.S. Only. One winner will be chosen at random from all of the comments/entries posted here on this post. Be sure to do the mandatory entry and you're entered into the giveaway. The extra entries are optional (do some or all, just leave a separate comment for each). Giveaway ends on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 11:59 PM EST. Winner will be contacted via email supplied in the entry & will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. (By the way, if you already do any of the above optional entries, just leave a comment saying so.)

Disclosure: This giveaway is being sponsored by From the Farm. I received the same items the winner will receive. I received no monetary compensation and I only share brands that I'm a fan of and always share my honest opinions!

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    2. Always Wright says

      The 4 lb. fresh fig combo of Kadota Figs (nature’s candy) and Black Mission Figs sounds fabulous! Our next door neighbor, Mrs. Saverance in Cheraw, SC, used to share figs from their tree. They were absolutely delicious!

    3. Tt says

      I love fresh figs broiled with a little sugar ontop, with basalmic vinegar, sliced fennel and arugala salad

    6. Gena says

      Mmm, the coconut paradise pie, please!

      And I’ve never tried figs before, but I certainly want to! I’ve been eyeing some at the farmer’s market for the past few weeks…

    14. Billie Jean says

      The Honey Cremes sound SOOO yummy! I’ve tried Chai Spice before and absolutely love it! And no, I have never tried fresh figs before, but I love dried figs!

    25. Jessica says

      I have only tried dried figs, but absolutely love them. I would love to try fresh! I went to fromthefarm.com and their honey vinegar looks amazing!

    30. Helen says

      My son moved to Merced a couple of years ago, and while visiting him I discovered figs and the Fig Lady. I’m so hooked!! I pay big bucks to buy them and get them shipped to Arkansas! Haven’t tried any of the recipes yet since I can’t quit eating them straight from the box!! He has since moved, so I would LOVE to get more of her wonderful figs. The Kadota figs are my favorite, but the black missions were really good this year.

    31. Shannon C says

      I’ve actually never tried fresh figs, but I think I will like them :). As for what looks awesome on the website, the flavored cheeses and spread pack for sure. I always put different spreads on my rice cakes and I loooove cheese!

    35. Carolsue says

      I Follow BOTH The Little Kitchen and From the Farm on facebook.
      Carolsue Anderson
      Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

    36. Carolsue says

      I’d love to try the 40 oz Marionberry Dream (Cream) Pie
      I have tried figs before, but not in a recipe — just ate them as is!
      Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

    41. Wendy says

      I would love to get some the from the farm Pluots when they are in season! I have never tried a fresh fig. In fact, the only fig taste I have ever had is in a fig newton cookie.

    47. Karen Lynch says

      I would like the curd box, with one of each flavor, I have had Lemon and Key Lime curd but have never seen raspberry curd.

    51. Cookin' Canuck says

      If it makes you feel any better, it took me a really long time to try figs, too. Now that I have, I would love to make this salad. And what would I like to receive from the farm? Oh, it has to be their log-grown shiitake mushrooms.

    54. Marly says

      I have had fresh figs at a meeting before and was surprised to learn how much I absolutely loved them. To look at them you’d think they’d end up in the “no thank you” column. I was pleasantly surprised and anticipating having fresh figs more often in my life ever since!

      There are so many great offerings on the From the Farm site, but the black mission figs seemed to have me salivating the most!

    56. Jeanette says

      We grew up with a small fig tree in our yard; otherwise, I’m not sure I would have eaten them fresh. Now I miss our fig tree and have to buy them from the supermarket.

    59. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

      Can you believe the only fig I’ve ever tried is in Fig Newtons? But you do make them look good? Can I come over for salad?

      As for On the Farm, I’d like to try some of their jams. What’s marionberry? I figure I need to taste and know.

    63. Dana says

      I live in Ireland, so I can’t “play”, but I just wanted to confess that I haven’t tried a fresh fig before either. I’m absolutely going to go out and buy some and some blue cheese as this looks so delicious!

    64. Jessica Zehel says

      I would like to try their long stemmed chocolate dipped strawberries! And I have tried figs before. I love them with Greek yogurt or on a thin crust pizza with goat cheese.

    67. Andrea says

      I would love to try the Piedmontese Gourmet Beef Variety 🙂
      I love the flavor of good beef on the grill plus salt, that being said their products look amazing.

    70. Sarah O. says

      First of all, I would just like to say that looking at that website nearly killed me. I’ll take one of everything, please.

      OK, if I had to choose, I would pick the honey creme – hello, filled doughnuts!

    77. Ruth Naylor says

      I would love to have the Hawaiian Candy Apple Bananas. I may have had these before and, if memory serves me right, they were awesome! I’ve never had fresh figs before, but I am absolutely in love with homemade fig preserves. It would be awesome if I won this!

    79. Sarah says

      I would LOVE to win a box of the mixed figs. I have been collection recipes for figs for years, but living in Phx it’s extremely hard to find them, even at holidays, and if you’re lucky enough too, they are usually SOOOO expensive. I think they’re an absolutely georgeous fruit and would love to experiment with them…starting with this yummy looking recipe!

    80. Caitlin says

      Mmm, I’d find so many uses for the From the Farm’s “Sierra Basil Garlic Olive Oil”! I love Olive oil — I have been known to take a bit directly from the bottle!
      I’ve never had a fresh fig before! I think it would be a fun thing to try — I am always looking for something to satisfy my savory-not-sweet tooth… figs and cheese sounds too good to pass up!

    82. Diane {Created by Diane} says

      I confess I haven’t had fresh figs, I recently saw them at a farmer market but was no where near home and couldn’t keep them fresh for days traveling, now I’m regretting not trying harder! This salad looks delicious!
      After visiting their site I feel like I live under a rock! I’ve never seen some of the tropical fruits they look so pretty!

    83. Aggie says

      I’ve been eating figs right off the tree since I was a little girl. My grandpa had tons of them growing up and I miss having them near me so much!!! I’ve never really made anything with them, always eaten them straight up. I picked up the BOGO ones at Publix this week to make a salad just like this! The flavors work perfectly together. Looks beautiful Julie! Glad you finally came around to them 🙂

    84. Jill says

      I think From the Farm’s Sierra Basil Garlic Olive Oil looks great. I love figs. In June I was at the Pike’s Place market in Seatlle and ate a delicious fresh fig. It was awesome.

    85. Kathleen Richardson says

      I’d love to taste their ‘Red Lady’ Papaya. Have I ever eaten figs before? I think so, but not in such recent times that I can be sure. Of course, there’s always Fig Newtons, a favorite of mine. If I’d known they’d be growing such great fruits in FL now, I might never have moved away so many years ago! Lovely post and a lovely salad — the simpler, the better, I always say.

      Keep writing…

    92. Meg says

      WHAT AN INCREDIBLE GIVEAWAY! OK, so I just tried my very first fig this weekend and I COULDN’T STOP AFTER THAT! I went wild. I have them in smoothies and on top of my breakfast cereals, oats, and quinoa flakes. I was planning on making a salad, but ran out of the fresh little figgies before I had a chance 🙁 !

      I would love to win the fresh fig combo from From the Farm!

    93. NIcole says

      Those photos look so good I can almost taste their sweetness! I normally enjoy figs with gpay cheese, but will have to give Blue a try. Thanks for posting about Frim the Farm- they have some amazing looking Plum, another one of my summertime treats.

    106. Renata says

      I have never tried fresh figs – so this would definitely be a first for me! They look delicious – Thanks so much!

    111. jacquie says

      just one? the bread, the dried fruit, the nuts, wine soaked fruit in chocolate, figs – how to to choose????? though since i have never had fresh figs and would like the opportunity to try them i would likely choose them.

    112. Lori says

      I LOVE fresh figs! There is nothing like it in the entire world. Fresh, clean, beautiful fruit.

    117. Aimee G says

      I love trout and would love to receive the Fresh, Head-on-Bone Rainbow Trout From the Farm as well as some Hand-Churned, Old-Fashioned Butter!

      And, figs are my favorite. I make all kinds of preserves with them as well as eating them fresh in salads, on bread (with honey, thyme and cheese) and grill them too.

    143. Anna Gross says

      I would love a huge box of pearl onions. My favorite item would have been the cippolini but they are out of season. I have never had fresh figs! They look beautiful.

    150. Deb Anderson says

      oooh, I want to win this!! I adore fresh figs! No recipes… I just eat them. 🙂

      I’d also love to try Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Blossom Honey. It just sounds so yummy!!

    152. Ray says

      I’ve only had shriveled dried figs in the grocery bags from Sunmaid and have never actually tried a real live fresh fig that’s plump and juicy so these look scrumptious!

    153. Ray says

      Their pear selection box looks delicious! I greatly enjoy fresh fruit and pear season is one of my favorites!

    154. Erin @ Texanerin Baking says

      I tried dried figs for the first time a few months ago. I made a truffles with them but they were SO seedy (and the texture just gave me… goosebumps) I had to throw it all away. 🙁 I’m a bit scared to try the fresh ones. They look so pretty, though! They made a beautiful salad.

    156. Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says

      I’ve actually never really tried fig, other than fig jam that was glazed on a Thanksgiving ham. But now I totally want to try it! I’ve tried countless number of new things since blogging too.

      As for the giveaway, I would love to try the tropical fruit box!

      Thanks for hosting such an awesome giveaway! 🙂

    166. Janet Morrissey says

      I would love to get some of their hand-churned butter even though it is out of season right now. I haven’t had freshly churned butter in 20 years.

    173. [email protected] says

      I would love a delivery of all Black Mission Figs. So I have this thing with figs… My Mom and I are obsessed with them! She grew up with a huge Fig tree in her yard, ans transferred her love of them to me. My issue is that I buy them, eat most of them on my way home, and they never make it to a dessert or salad, or anything! The funny thing is I love Gorgonzola, honey, or blue cheese with them, so I know I should save some and make this salad, but I will eat all of them before this occurs. But I love love love this giveaway:)!

    175. Laura Dembowski says

      I am in love with From the Farm now after just discovering it. I would love to order a whole fresh duck because roasting a whole duck is on my bucket list. And I have never tried fresh figs before, but for about a month now I have been staring at them every time I am at the grocery store. I think I’ll pick some up this week.

    180. Alexis {Diva on a Diet} says

      I love cauliflower, and those baby colored ones are calling my name!
      I have had dried figs, but have been wanting to try some fresh ones. I have saved a few recipes, so I am ready to go if I win! 😉

    186. Lenore says

      Can you believe we actually had a fig plant for awhile last year and I only tried ONE of the figs from it? I kept picking them and trying to save them to make a dish of some sort with them when I had enough (it liked to only produce one or two at a time) but then they would go bad before I got a chance! I’d love the opportunity to try again with a larger amount of figs!

      I think if I were to order something other than figs from From the Farm, it’d have to be either the Amish Cheese Pack (definitely with Havarti and Swiss as two of my choices) or the mixed fruit and veggie box when it is in season.

    187. Vicky says

      What a wonderful business, thanks for sharing. Nice surprises in their products. I loved the kitchen art! “Buy the Best” is an especially lovely cheery retro piece. Figs – love them straight up, with a good havarti on a baguette and tossed in an arugula salad with toasted walnuts and goat feta, mixed with a balsamic vinegar.

    191. Annmarie says

      The collection of the Sierra Olive Oil Five Pack looks like a lot of fun! I bet you can use a lot of those for tons of different fig recipes. Love figs!

    192. Jean Layton says

      Thanks for posting a picture on your Instagram stream. That salad looks amazing. I hadn’t heard of FromThe Farm before. Looks like I’ll be perusing it for quite a while. The condiment pack of Tomato Cinnamon Clove Preserves, Spicy Ginger Pear Mustard, and Sun Dried Tomato Tapenade might just need to wing it’s way home soon.
      My favorite fig recipe is super simple, split a fresh fig in half, dip in hulled hemp seeds and drizzle with a drop of balsamic vinegar. Eat while standing over the sink 🙂

    201. Samantha says

      I’d want the fig box, that is for sure. I am so glad to have found this website because if I don’t win I’m buying some figs ASAP! I love them. I can never find them and it makes me so sad so I just eat dried figs.

    203. Athena says

      I love butter so the hand churned butter would be tops on my list as would the cranberry orange chutney.

    206. Karla G says

      Everything looks wonderful! Having fresh fruit delivered monthly would be amazing. The figs look fantastic, as well as the fresh cheese. It all looks great!

    209. Georgiana says

      Would you believe that I have never tried fresh figs before? They look absolutely divine and amazing and I love your recipe! The closest I’ve ever come to a fig is a Fig Newton!

    210. Georgiana says

      I would love to try a box of their fresh pears as they look gorgeous and I love pears!

    211. Victoria Cullen says

      I follow both sites on FB. I’ve only had them in Newton’s before since I don’t know how to eat them. Does one peel or eat the skins? The Farm product that looked quite tasty was the Extra Fancy Mixed Vegetables. I’ve not cooked some of them but it looked wonderful!

    215. Libby's Library says

      My parents have a fig tree, but I’ve only eaten them “cooked”. My mother -in-law makes the best fig preserves! I can’t wait to try this recipe. It looks absolutely fabulous!

    217. SandyN says

      I’d like to try their pears. These figs look interesting, too! I’ve never tried them, but I need to remember to check them out next time I’m at the store!

    221. Jen @ Savory Simple says

      I didn’t try fresh figs until this year, either! They’re so wonderful, aren’t they? This salad looks spectacular. I love how something so simple can be so flavorful. And I would love to try some hand-churned butter from the farm 🙂

    223. Bunkycooks says

      Whole Foods has had three different types of figs, all organic, the last few weeks. They are pricey, but oh so good. We enjoy them fresh, grilled, and in preserves. You need to convince Curtis to give them a try. 🙂

    227. Anina @ Aninas Recipes says

      Hi Julie! I grew up in South Africa and we had a fig tree in our yard!! I used to pick the figs and eat them there and then! How I miss that sooo! I love your salad, never tried figs with blue cheese though – I am sure it would be divine!! xxx

    231. Rachel Cooks says

      Do you know that I have *never* tried figs?! Am I going to foodie hell or what? I visited the website (so much selection!) and other than the figs, I’d love to try some of the hand-churned butter.

    234. Kel says

      The tropical fruit box would be great. I have always wanted to try figs — particularly to make bars.

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