My sister in Law Jeni introduced me to the most heavenly starter when she visited us in Cape Town this past January,
I have been eagerly awaiting fig season since then. Strange because growing up we had fig trees in the yard and my parents
both loved eating them fresh off the trees. I thought they were disgusting, I fondly remember how thoroughly my dad would savor them.
Truth be told I think the birds always ended up eating most of them, but not anymore....
Jeni used this recipe from
Tanya Ramsay...
I used one from food network because I only had blue cheese. It is the easiest thing to make and everyone LOVES it! I promise, I'm a new convert to the deliciousness of figs. I hope you try it for yourself.
Prosciutto Wrapped Figs And Blue Cheese Recipe
courtesy Michael Chiarello
Ingredients
8 Black Mission figs
1/2 cup blue cheese, cut into cubes
8 prosciutto (thinly sliced, cut in half lengthwise)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat grill. You will need medium to high heat for grilling. The key is to crisp the prosciutto quickly and leave the blue cheese just melted with the inner part of the fig cool in temperature.
Cut the figs in half and place a piece of blue cheese on each fig half. Wrap the prosciutto around each fig half, covering the cheese. The ends of the prosciutto should overlap.
Grill each piece until the prosciutto begins to color and crisp, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove from grill, lightly drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and season with sea salt and pepper. Serve warm.
