Winter Fennel Celery Slaw Salad – Whiskware

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 medium shallot, halved lengthwise
• 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
• 6 dried Turkish figs, coarsely chopped
• 1 fennel bulb, core removed, thinly sliced
• 6–8 celery stalks, thinly sliced
• 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese