fresh figs

Caterina

Cut and stuff with chopped walnuts, drizzle with honey and grill

Cut and eat with slices of Parma Ham (if you shop in Lidl the cheaper option is the Spanish version, called Serrano)

If you are vegetarian substitute the ham with a nice chunk of Pecorino (hard sheep cheese) or if no pecorino available use good mature cheddar.

Buon appetito!

Caterina

ifonlyitwaseasier

thank you, they all sound nom nom nom

i'm going to get serrano and icecream and try out a copuple of things, and try the figs 'au natural'

Thank you

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there! I'll add this to the existing fresh figs thread so that you can see more suggestions

Penny. x

abaxas

Hi all,

Popped over to the wholesalers to get some fruit and veg. (I recommend everyone finds their local one)

Only problem is I bought a huge tray of figs and I can only eat so many of them.

Any good recipes or ideas for using them up?

Tish_P

I bought some fig mustard in Italy that was utterly gorgeous - this looks like it might be a similar recipe:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cybergabi/4802094088/

BitterAndTwisted

You can stew them for puddings, bottle them or make jam. How about as a starter with Parma ham or an equivalent? I reckon I could eat my way through a tray of figs in a week by just having them with Greek yoghurt fro breakfast. Yummy!

Pink.

Hi

I have a fig tree and we usually end up with a surplus in summer. I love them with greek yoghurt and honey, they also go well in a salad and with cheese or are great added to homemade bread.

This thread has more ideas:

fresh figs

I'll add your thread to it later to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

abaxas

Thanks for all your help.

Forgot about them with greek yoghurt. Going to have that for brekkie tomorrow.

lostinrates

Delicious on fresh crusty bread, with some (preferably goats) mellow cheese, then the fig, then a drizzle of honey......one of the best low stress lunches possible.....tastes of summer.

floss2

Baked with honey or Marsala, or poached and bottled in brandy or rum - scrummy with vanilla ice cream or mascarpone :drool: