Fig Jam Sandwich with Salad

Fig Jam Sandwich with Salad
Courtesy of : Nadia G.
Preparation time :
10 minutes
Cooking time :
63 minutes
Yield :
4

Egg white with caramelized onions and homemade fig jam sandwich with salad and maple balsamic dressing!

Ingredients

Caramelized Onions

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 unit red onions, sliced in 1/2 inch slices
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Fig Jam

  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 1 pound of figs, trim stems, cut in 4
  • 1/4 cup raw sugar
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 8 unit eggs whites (2 whites per sandwich)
  • 1 teaspoon piment d’esplette
  • unit Freshly cracked black pepper

Toast

  • 8 slices Flax seed or whole-wheat bread, sliced 1/2 “ thick

Salad

  • 4 cups baby arugula
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries

Maple Balsamic Dressing

  • 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon aged balsamic
  • 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup

Directions

Caramelized Onions

  1. Heat a non-stick pan on medium. Add olive oil, onions, separate them, and salt. Sauté for 10 minutes, then turn down heat to medium-low and cook for another 35-40 minutes, until onions are deep amber in color.

Fig Jam

  1. Into a pot, add water, figs, sugar, and lemon zest and simmer over low heat for 45-60 minutes, until thick.
  2. Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium. Add olive oil and use paper towel to grease pan and remove excess. In a bowl, crack 2 egg whites and beat. Pour whites into pan; add piment d’esplette and freshly cracked pepper. Cook until opaque (1-3 minutes). Flip and cook for another minute. Repeat with remaining eggs.

Maple Balsamic Dressing

  1. To a jar with a tight fitting lid add olive oil, balsamic and maple syrup. Close the jar and shake vigorously to blend.
  2. To a jar with a tight fitting lid add olive oil, balsamic and maple syrup. Close the jar and shake vigorously to blend.

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