Hot Fig Appetizer

Posted by on 8 Nov 2013 in Appetizers, Recipes, Salads | 4 comments

Hot Fig Appetizer
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I’ve made this as a cold appetizer in the past, but this time around I made it hot and served it as a side salad. It was super delicious and now I can’t decide if I like it better hot or cold.

Simple ingredients

Simple ingredients

 

Hot Fig

Hot Fig

Ingredients

  • 4 fresh figs
  • Prosciutto, one slice per fig
  • Fresh goat cheese (or cheese of your choice, or leave it off if you don’t do any dairy)
  • Fresh salad greens, I used rucola
  • Balsamic vinegar

Instructions

  1. Start at the top pointy end of your figs and cut a cross in them. Cut about half way down and then grab the fig and squeeze it a bit to get the cross to open.
  2. Wrap a piece of Prosciutto around the base of the fig.
  3. Place a small chunk of goats cheese into the opening that was made by cutting the cross in the fig.
  4. Place on a baking sheet and broil for about 5 minutes or until the cheese starts to brown.

    Ready for the oven

    Ready for the oven

  5. Place on a bed of greens and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.SONY DSC

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Hot Fig Appetizer

Ingredients

  • 4 fresh figs
  • Prosciutto, one slice per fig
  • Fresh goat cheese (or cheese of your choice, or leave it off if you don't do any dairy)
  • Fresh salad greens, I used rucola
  • Balsamic vinegar

Instructions

  1. Start at the top pointy end of your figs and cut a cross in them. Cut about half way down and then grab the fig and squeeze it a bit to get the cross to open.
  2. Wrap a piece of Prosciutto around the base of the fig.
  3. Place a small chunk of goats cheese into the opening that was made by cutting the cross in the fig.
  4. Place on a baking sheet and broil for about 5 minutes or until the cheese starts to brown.
  5. Place on a bed of greens and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
https://swisspaleo.ch/hot-fig-appetizer/

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4 Comments

  1. Karli / 8 November 2013

    For any Americans reading this recipe, “rucola” is the same as arugula.

    • lisa / 9 November 2013

      Thanks Karli 🙂

  2. Verena / 1 January 2014

    I did this for New Years Eve dinner but did use green figs instead of black ones and I think I left them in the oven too long, as we were having Glühwein…. But the flavour was amazing!
    Thanks

    • lisa / 2 January 2014

      Happy New Year Verena! I’ve never had green figs before. Drinking Glüwein (or any wine!) while cooking usually results in a kitchen disaster for me. I get busy drinking and chatting and forget that I’m cooking 😉