I hope everyone has had a good Wednesday, gosh this week seems to be flying by doesn't it?
For today's blog, I thought I'd give you a recap of the fantastic salad I had for lunch at the Lexington locale of Fig & Olive. Fig & Olive has three locations around town and at each, all their dishes are prepared with a distinct extra virgin olive oil to produce delish Mediterranean style cuisine, spanning the gamut from French to Spanish to Italian influences.
The lunch menu features a variety of crostini, cured meats, roasted vegetables, cheeses, olives, carpaccios, salads, soups, sandwiches, tarts, and more.
When I walked in out of the hussle and bussle of Lexington Avenue in the lower sixties, every table was full, always a good sign of a restaurant! Once we were seated and ordered our food, we were presented with three different olive oils and homemade foccacia, a lovely way to start the meal, each oil is sourced from a different region and has distinctly different notes -- one sweeter and nuttier than the next which was more grassy and hay like and one quintessentially olivey.
Moving along from the oils, let me tell you about their namesake salad that I had -- the Fig & Olive salad. When you first hear what is in the salad, you might think of it as overload but it is just the right amount of flavors to produce the perfect salad. It starts with mixed greens, some arugula, then a few fresh figs and some black olives, chopped tomatoes, manchego, gorgonzola dolce, goat's cheese, walnut, chive, scallion, green apple and it is all topped with their eighteen year aged fig and balsamic dressing which brings all the distinct flavors together. The nice thing about the melange of tastes in this salad is that each bite differs completely from the next but it truly works - its a party in your mouth!
I definitely recommend checking out Fig & Olive, I think they have some really interesting Mediterranean dishes and all with a nice twist on what you find at many other restaurants in the moderate price range.
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