I’ve stated before how obsessed I am with figs. I snatch them up whenever I see them at the store. Jasper does not share my love of these little jewels, which means more for me! Bwahahahaha! …Okay I’m fine now, sorry about that.
Mostly I like to eat my figs with cheese – this makes me ridiculously happy. Coincidentally (or not), I also like to eat my cheese with fig jam. Anyway, one of the most popular pairings for figs is blue cheese, so I wanted to play around with that a bit.
I broiled the figs with blue cheese so that they were hot and melty, but I didn’t stop there…
I topped them off with crispy prosciutto and honey.
It’s okay if you drool a little, I understand.
Going in a sweeter direction – I also made some balsamic glazed figs with mascarpone.
Adapted from this recipe – I tossed the figs with a glaze made from balsamic vinegar, sugar, orange juice, and orange zest and broiled them. Then I served them on top of mascarpone whipped with cream and sugar.
The cream melting into the hot figs with the sweet and tangy glaze… yeah – this was pretty much heaven.