Fig and Apple Salad with Shaved Goat Gouda | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups extra virgin olive oil
• ¾ cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fig jam
• 1 small garlic clove (finely minced)
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 cups spring mix or baby lettuces
• ½ red onion (thinly sliced)
• 1 cup pecans (roasted and salted)
• 12 fresh figs (halved)
• 2 apples (cored and sliced, Honeycrisp or other crisp variety)
• 4 ounces aged goat Gouda ((try Midnight Moon))