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  • Wellie's Ripe Fig Recipe

    Elements of probably loads of recipes, but really tasty.

    A small 'round' or two of Goats Cheese (the really small tall ones with the skin on sold on 'the shelf', not the soft ones from the deli counters?) I get mine from The Co-Op.

    Cut each one in half, and place under a hot grill, skin side down to melt into a browned gooey mess.

    Meanwhile, arrange all your baby salad leaves on a plate.
    Cut the ripe figs into four wedges, and arrange on top.

    Melt a small quantity of Roquefort or Gorgonzola blue cheese, and drizzle over the fig quarters.

    Place the grilled goats cheese halves in the centre of the plate, and drizzle lightly with extra virgin olive oil, toasted pumpkinseed oil, or walnut oil, a little balsamic vinegar, and seasoning to taste.
    Absolutely yummy....

    (If you don't like or don't want to do melted blue cheese over the figs, melted redcurrant jelly works equally as well...)

  • #2
    Ooh - thank you for that, sounds like THE most scrummy dish!

    Can I assume that you will be open to 'receiving calls' from Confused of Sutton Coldfield who will be standing in the co-op looking for 'really small tall goat's cheese rounds' tomorrow lunchtime??

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    • #3
      Definitely not, I've just remembered that I'm abroad?!
      No, you're fine, as long as you don't shop before noon....
      Makes a hell of a fine picture in your mind though 'really small tall goat's cheese' with a proper skin on..... Well done! Excellent way with words there Wellie..... remember not to try that one on Hazel again?!

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      • #4
        Reviving from 2007 this interesting cheese/fig recipe from the redoubtable Wellie and to ask if anyone has other suggestions what to do with figs...? It hasn't seemed an exceptionally good fig-summer this year but suddenly I have more than I can usefully use (give to neighbours, throw at pigeons and cats...) coz they don't last very long. Suggestions please.... b.
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        • #5
          Fig Roll Recipe
          The recipe is for dried figs, but as you have to simmer them, I'm guessing you could use fresh? My kids adore fig rolls...

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          • #6
            Thanks Sarah, good one, I'll give that a shot. Interesting you mention "dried figs" as I've tried doing that without much success... The commercial ones are flattened but still quite oily (mine turn out gritty) How do they do that? I reckon Turkish sun might help...

            For those like me seeking fig recipes I've now discovered a couple from Grapevine 2006:

            Figs and apples:
            http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...recipes-2.html

            Figs and nuts:
            http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ipes_3449.html

            (Sorry to mention Christmas this early but I've already had 2 Christmas Card catalogues in the post.... Happy Christmas everyone....).

            b.
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            • #7
              Discovered while in Mexico that really fresh, really ripe, figs are delicious (I was eating them within minutes of picking).
              Doesn't do to eat too many........
              Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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