nothing green salad

• 2/3 cup dried red dates
• 1/2 cup cashews
• 1/2 cup sunflower kernels
• 1 tsp basil seed
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 15 oz can of ripe black olives
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup grated carrots
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 tbsp mirin
• 1/4 cup ponzu this goes into dressing
• 4 oz dried figs chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar

1. take dates rinse soak in water just enough to cover them 30 minutes
2. add carrots ,raisins, in a bowl
3. in a dry pan add cashews, sesame seeds, and sunflower kernels and heat toast them 3 minutes dont burn
4. add nuts to carrots
5. remove pitts from dates
6. in a pan heat add sugar ponzu and vinegar heat stirring constantly
7. to the vinegar add chopped figs stir but let thicken cook for 4 minutes take off heat let sit 3 minutes
8. add basil seeds to salad
9. add dressing
10. add mirin stir well

dried red dates, cashews, sunflower kernels, basil, sesame seeds, black olives, salt, carrots, raisins, mirin, ponzu this, sugar, balsamic vinegar

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/342548-nothing-green-salad (may not work)