July 09 2009
Posted in Recipes - Southern Oregon Recipes

With figs about to show up in farmers markets around the region, try this easy appetizer paired with a fruity or spicy red wine such as Syrah or Zinfandel.

Serves 4.

Good for a lot more than Fig Newtons.

Ingredients

8 fresh ripe figs
4 oz. Rogue Creamery Crater Lake Blue Cheese
1 package of good-quality proscuitto - very thinly sliced
olive oil
1/4 cup Jacksonville Mercantile Barrel Aged Balsamic
Black Truffle oil (optional) for garnish

Directions

Slice the figs down the center, but not through, to create an "X".

Stuff a small piece of blue cheese into the fig and close back up.

Wrap the fig with a slice of proscuitto.

Drizzle a small amount of olive oil over the proscuitto-wrapped fig.

Bake figs in a 350F degree oven for 10 minutes.

Serve warm with balsamic vinegar drizzled over the top of figs with truffle oil if desired.


Recipe provided by:
Constance Jesser
Jacksonville Mercantile

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