A large white plate with a Salad containing fig halves, mint leaves and soft goats cheese on a wooden table next to a napkin with two wooden salad spoons.

Close up of small green Figs in green egg carton.

Lush green Peppermint growing in the ground.

Fig, mint and goats cheese salad – a veritable feast of summer

Here at GG HQ, we’re back from the beach, but our happy team has already been hard at work in the office kitchen, keeping the summer alive with dishes full of good things from the nursery.

Thanks to the glorious weather, our fig trees have been having a ball, and this delicious fig salad isn’t just easy on the eye, it’s a summer holiday on a plate. Follow the simple recipe below to share some summer love with your favourite people. Feeds 4-6

4 handfuls of rocket leaves
20 young figs
200g soft goats cheese
Small packet of fresh mint, leaves picked, stalks discarded
4 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
2 tsp honey
¼ tsp chopped fresh thyme
Salt crystals and black pepper

Scatter the rocket leaves over a large, shallow plate.
Cut the figs in half and place on top.
Break the cheese into small pieces and scatter evenly over the figs.
Whisk the oil, vinegar, honey and thyme together and drizzle over the salad.
Sprinkle with mint leaves.
Season with salt crystals and ground black pepper and serve to your hungry hordes.