Title: Gold Coat Autumn Salad with California Figs
Categories: Salad Fruit Side dish
Yield: 4 Servings

		Lettuce leaves
2		Oranges - peeled & thinly sliced
2/3	c	California Dried Figs Calimyrna or Black Mission stems rem
1		Apple or ripe pear - cored and thinly sliced
CARDAMOM CREAM DRESSING
1/2	c	Vanilla nonfat yogurt
1/2	ts	Honey
1/4	ts	Ground cardamom or cinnamon
1	tb	Toasted coconut (garnish)

On four individual salad plates, arrange a bed of lettuce leaves. Place orange slices, fig quarters, and apple slices decoratively over lettuce. For dressing, in a small bowl, stir together yogurt, honey and ground cardamom until blended. Drizzle mixture over salads. Sprinkle coconut over salads for garnish. Makes 4 side dish salads.

Calories: 167 Fat: 1.11 G Dietary Fiber: 5.19 G Sodium: 21 Mg Calcium: 122 Mg Potassium: 490 Mg Magnesium: 34 M Iron: 1.29 Mg % calories from fat: 6%

Reprinted with the permission of The California Fig Advisory Board Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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