Do you love figs the way I do?
The season of figs is very fleeting, so you need to enjoy the wonderful time. After all, the delicate sweetness of these seemingly unattractive fruits is excellent for both sweet and salty dishes. But you can buy fresh figs only in the summer, later ripe fruits will be incredibly difficult to obtain. Ripe figs quickly deteriorate, and unripe fruits are tasteless. Soon the peak of the season will come and this is clearly worth taking. When buying figs, do not forget that ripe fruits should smell good and be pleasant to the touch.
1. Baked fig with soft cheese and pomegranate seeds.
Simply mix the soft cheese, honey, salt and pepper in a bowl and put the mixture into the incised fig fruits. For this dish is ideal for cheese robiola, but you can also take brie or another soft variety. Bake the fruits in the oven for 10-15 minutes and decorate the finished dish with pomegranate seeds and a sprig of dill.
2. Prosciutto with figs on the grill.
Wrap the figs with a toothpick with a prosciutto sheet (dried ham) or salami and cook on the grill. It is advisable to wrap them in foil beforehand so that the finished dish turns out to be more juicy and tender in taste.
3. Salad from fried cabbage with avocado and figs.
Fry the cabbage in olive oil or bake until crispy in the oven and mix in a large bowl with thin slices of figs and slices of avocado. Sprinkle the salad with onion rings, season with salt and spicy pepper. Sprinkle the finished dish with olive oil and squeeze out the lime juice.
4. Salad from figs, watermelon and beets with dressing from shallots.
Just stir in a large bowl pieces of berry beet with slices of watermelon, finely chopped figs and soft cheese. Season the salad with salt and pepper. Fry in olive oil the peeled and chopped shallots until caramel color for 5-7 minutes, mix it with salt, pepper and a little white balsamic bite and season with this mixture of lettuce.
5. Pasta with figs.
Boil the spaghetti until ready, drain the water and set them aside. Fry the peeled walnuts with chopped garlic in olive oil, add to them soft goat cheese, freshly squeezed lemon juice and half a glass of white wine. Salt and continue, stirring constantly, simmer the sauce over low heat for 2-3 minutes. Turn off the plate, mix the finished sauce with the sliced figs and gently add spaghetti to it.
6. Fried chicken with figs.
The fig gives a light piquant note to the tender chicken.
Preheat the oven to 220 degrees Celsius. Cut the onions into thick rings and place them on a baking tray. Place on the onion rings gutted chicken, salt, pepper and sprinkle the meat with olive oil. Fill the bird with whole figs and spread the remains of the fruit around. Put the baking tray in the oven, lowering the temperature to 200 degrees, and bake the chicken for 45-50 minutes until a crusty crust appears.
7. Tart from figs with almond cream.
Almond cream for a tart is made very easily - you just mix ground almonds, butter, sugar and eggs. In the frozen state, the cream is stored for a month, so you can immediately make additional portions and put them in the freezer.
For a short test, you need to take:
- 1.5 cups of flour;
- 2 tablespoons of sugar;
- 250 grams of oil;
- 50 ml of ice water;
- 1 beaten egg.
In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients, add to them a diced butter and a tablespoon of ice water. As follows, move all the ingredients and place the dough in the refrigerator for an hour. Now roll out the finished dough and beautifully lay on it sliced figs and almond sauce. Sprinkle the sugar with powdered sugar and place in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Voila - the breakfast of champions is ready!
8. Chocolate with figs.
Melt the dark chocolate in a water bath and mix it with cold milk. And now just wrap the sliced fresh figs in a chocolate plastic mass. In order to emphasize the unusual contrast of tastes, you can put ready-made sweets for several hours in the refrigerator.
9. Vodka with figs.
Put the figs cut into quarters and a few vanilla pods in a glass jar and pour the mixture with vodka. Close the jar and put it to infuse for 1-2 weeks. Then strain the vodka and serve the drink on the table or use it to create alcoholic cocktails according to your own exclusive recipes.