Stuffed figs with blue cheese and air-dried ham recipe
An elegant starter - sweet figs stuffed with tangy blue cheese, then wrapped in salty ham.
Ingredients
- 8 figs
- 200 g Perl Las blue cheese, cut into thick slices
- 8 slices of air-dried ham, prosciutto or Parma ham
- 1 drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar
Details
- Cuisine: Italian
- Recipe Type: Starter
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation Time: 15 mins
- Cooking Time: 15 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas mark 6.
- Vertically slice down from the top of each fig without cutting completely in half then open out slightly.
- Insert a thick slice of blue cheese between each fig half then roll each fig up in a piece of parma ham so that the ham comes up about 2cm above the top of the fig.
- Fold the ham neatly over the base of the fig but leave the ham at the top of the fig open so you can see the fig and the blue cheese inside.
- Place the figs in an ovenproof dish or roasting tin and drizzle with some olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Bake for about 10-15 minutes until the cheese has melted, the ham is crispy at the top and the figs are becoming soft.
- Place 2 figs on each (warmed) plate, drizzle with pan juices and serve.
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