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Goat Cheese and Prosciutto Wrapped Figs

I’ve decided that I really need friends with fruit trees. The kind of friends that have so much delicious, ripe fruit bursting from their trees that to them, I am doing them a huge favor by taking some.

Lucky for me, I found a friend in the California Fig Advisory Board. They have lots of fig trees in their backyard (the whole state, really! Lucky ducks!) and were kind enough to send me some.

I take that back. They didn’t just send me some figs, they sent me a ton of figs. Two massive boxes, five flats worth, each a different variety. I’m not kidding here. I think Taylor’s eyes were bugging out of his head when he saw the sheer quantity of figs spread out on our counter. Some of the figs didn’t make the trip so well, but in my mind, squished figs make the best jam.

Yes, I said jam. More jam.

At this point I think I need to get rid of some shoes or something to make room for it all. We’ve got jam jars filling up every square inch of extra space in our cabinets, both in the living room and kitchen… and I have a feeling we’re going to need to make room in the bedroom pretty soon.

But jam isn’t all I’m doing with these special fruits. Aside from eating them whole, we’ve been doing our best to enjoy as much fresh figgy goodness as possible before these delicate fruits disappear. I’ve even frozen a batch of them to try to preserve them in their freshest state. We’ve been having fun comparing each different variety, the green ones slightly floral, the darker kinds sweeter and more robust.

Our favorite use so far has been this simple starter. Figs, goat cheese, balsamic vinegar, and prosciutto. All wrapped up in a neat little package. This dish would make a fabulous (and impressive) appetizer, or, as we did, part of a larger tapas-style meal.

Goat Cheese and Prosciutto Wrapped Figs

Easily adaptable for any quantity. Plan on 3-4 figs per person for a starter.

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Ingredients:

  • Fresh figs, halved
  • Goat cheese
  • Balsamic Vinegar
  • Proscuitto

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Arrange fig halves on a foil or parchment lined baking sheet. Top each half with a teaspoon or so of goat cheese. Press into fig. Drizzle lightly with balsamic vinegar (about 1/2 teaspoon per fig).
  • Cut prosciutto lengthwise into 1-inch wide strips. Carefully wrap each fig in one strip.
  • Bake for 7-10 minutes or until heated through. You may choose to bake them longer if you like for crisper prosciutto.
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189 Comments

  1. I absolutely love figs and with that many I can think of many things to do with them, but I’m most excited about making a Fig and Frangipane Tart and pairing with a great blue cheese and port!

  2. I love figs! I recently planted a fig tree and I should have some of my own next year :)
    I think my current favorite is linzer tart cookies -with figs – but those jams look great! I canned my first set of jams last week – I could make some of these and start a collection

  3. I a vegan and I love my fruits. I would make different vegan desserts and raw parfaits using fresh fruit. My favorite would be making a fig jam to slab on homemade crackers.

  4. I would be extremely excited to make figs stuffed with a sweetened cashew “cream cheese” and a wine reduction sauce. I’ve made it before and it’s one of my favorites.

    I would also make a fig spread and use it with apples, parrano cheese and this walnut/cranberry bread that my work sells to make some awesome sandwiches.

    AND! I would make vanilla bean ice cream mixed with fig compote and then swirl in some vanilla cake crumbs. Mmmm

  5. My favorite fig recipe is fig jam(any kind), makes it last for a year after all :)
    But apart from jam, I love my Essentials of Baking book’s fig galette recipe….it is so simple and yet so delicious(and the recipe is online…so I don’t have to type it out!)
    http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/fig-galette.html
    There’s also a very nice sounding fig preserves that I have a feeling will be fabulous from Williams Sonoma’s new book, The Art of Preserving cuz the blackberry preserves I made from the book came out so fabulous that I’ve made 10 jars so far! And lo and behold that recipe is oline too.
    http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/fig-preserves.html
    (Maybe I should stop buying Williams Sonoma cookbooks and just search online!)

  6. I’d love to try some honey fig jam! Mmm, or fig butter! I’ve been on a canning SPREE lately, and fruit butters are my favorite thing to make.

  7. Ooh, figs, that sounds amazing. I could have so much fun with that many…

  8. I would love to make blue cheese stuffed figs wrapped in bacon!

  9. My favorite way to eat figs is just stuffed with some cream cheese with a balsamic drizzle. Yummy Yummy

  10. I love figs and wish I had more recipes up my sleeve for good uses! I think they are the best when paired with gorgonzola, walnuts, and drizzled with local honey. Serve with water crackers. Heaven in your mouth!

  11. Not a lot of experience with figs – heartland of Kansas…but interesting in trying new recipes.

  12. Sun dried figs are the best, pop them in the oven at low heat for several hours for great homemade snack.
    thanks for the great giveaway.

  13. I love fresh figs, so I’d have to start by eating a bunch fresh out of the box. Then I think I’d like to try making fig jam, grilled figs with vanilla ice cream, and after reading some of these suggestions – fig pizza!

  14. Fig tart and fig sauce of some sort to go with pork or turkey. I think I would probably have enough to make some jam too :) what a great giveaway!

  15. I haven’t cooked with figs that much. I would really like to try several of the recipes mentioned so far! We do like to add dried figs to our oatmeal bars.

  16. I’ve honestly never had a fig. Ever. I’d be interested in trying lots of new ways to find out what makes them yummy, though. Plus, in this household, there’s always room for jam. ;D

  17. I love fig jam… But besides that, I think they’re best served simply. Grilled with vanilla ice cream, or in a simple galette.

  18. If I won your generous giveaway, I would call my BFF Janelle, who is from California and get her over here pronto! She, my gourmet friend, would be thrilled to school me on all things Figs. I have NEVER had a fig, have no clue how to prepare and eat a fig. It is not a fruit that we have in Oregon. Winning this would open up whole new culinary doors for me! Fig jam, wonder if its anything close to homemade raspberry freezer jam?? Be still my beating heart.

  19. I have been wanting to make David Lebovitz’s fig ice cream ever since I got his book back in June. But I haven’t had the courage to buy figs. Help me!

  20. Figs + any kind of deliciously creamy cheese (see brie, goat, etc.) + a drizzle of honey. Drooool. I’d also love to try fig jam as well!!

  21. fig jam! oh, it’s my favorite and so much better homemade with fresh figs. i put it on everything. yummy.

  22. Can I have just 6 figs? I’ve never had them before and am anxious to see what fresh figs are like1 =)

  23. Up until this year I had only had dried figs, which i LOVE. But I spotted the fresh ones and grabbed them.. yum! I ate them all plain and fresh because they were new and special :) If I won I would try fig jam (just got some canning stuff and can’t wait to try that out too) and homemade fig bars, i loooove fig bars.

  24. Sweet giveaway! =) So many options with that many figs…but I’d start with the Goat Cheese and Prosciutto Wrapped Figs to get me started!
    I sent out a tweet too!
    Thanks!
    Crackerjen

  25. Great giveaway! I have no idea what I would do with the figs…so many recipes and delicious ideas. I would probably go with making a tart or jam.

    Oh, and I tweeted this. :) http://twitter.com/jesienia

  26. Fig Tart. or pie. or plain. mmmm

  27. Have you ever put figs on the grill? The heat brings all kinds of goodness out.
    It only takes five minutes, then I sprinkle some honey or agave nectar, and eat with with slice of a good white crusty bread and St. Andre cheese. 

  28. The first thing I would make would be fig jam. I love fig jam with all cheese. Then maybe a fig tart and some stuffed figs too. YUM!

  29. I also tweeted the giveaway. http://twitter.com/gardenmom29

    Thanks!

  30. I have actually never had a fresh fig, but my mouth is WATERING from reading all these recipe ideas. I love goat cheese, so the prosciutto and goat cheese idea sounds fantastic. I’m also a big jam maker, so I am intrigued by the idea of making fig jam. I also just saw a recipe for fig and goat cheese pizza that sounds delicious. Thanks for doing this giveaway!

  31. I love figs. Growing up my grandpa had a fig tree and I used to eat them off the tree.

    I do not have recipes. I like to eat them out of hand, or smear them on bread, or chop them up and add them to oatmeal.

    Have you poached them in white wine and a splash of frangelico then used that as crepe filling with fresh whipped cream and cinnamon?

  32. I like a fresh fig tart. It is simple and yummy.

  33. I LOVE Figs and so does everyone else in my house!

    I would make one of Bobby Flay’s recipes – it’s a Grilled Lamb Porterhouse with a Fig-Cascabel Chile sauce and an Ancho Chile-Fig Jam with Mint. It’s 2 ways to have figs in one dish and it’s delicious!

    Best, Vivek
    http://viveksurti.wordpress.com

  34. My neighbor tried unsuccessfully to grow a fig tree in his backyard a couple of years ago. So I’ll share some with him because he probably would have shared with me. But with so many figs, I would try a fig jam and fig, prosciutto, and caramelized onions pizza. Yum!

  35. The best fig recipe I’ve ever made was based on a tapas dish at a great restaurant here in Philly called Bar Ferdinand. They make ‘datiles con tocino’ with dates, bacon and cream cheese baked in puff pastry. The first time I tried to make it my awesome, wonderful and unobservant boyfriend picked up figs from the supermarket instead. So, we shrugged and got a little uncoventional – figs, a seriously beautiful smoked bacon, neufchatel cheese, honey, chopped almonds and dried cranberries.

    With that many figs, I would also want to get a little funky and make something new. I’ll probably celebrate by cooking my boyfriend some big piece of meat with a fig and red wine sauce. And fig muffins.

    Oh, and I tweeted this – http://www.twitter.com/rachelgutin

  36. Mmmm….My mom used to make a fig cookie that was yummy. If I had any left from just eating them, that’s probably what I’d make first. Then some jam.

  37. Ooh, I love figs! Let’s see… I would make fig ice cream! And probably just have the rest fresh, yum…

  38. Thomas Keller has this great recipe in his Ad Hoc cookbook for a fig and balsamic vinegar jam. It’s so amazing!

  39. I would LOVE this giveaway! I think one thing I would make is this fig pizza: http://www.food.com/recipe/fresh-fig-caramelized-onion-and-goat-cheese-gourmet-pizza-187474.

  40. this might sound silly, but i had never even tasted a fig until last October when i went to Barcelona, Spain for a friend’s wedding (they live in Spain). they serve figs every day there, at practically every meal. i fell in love with them…just eating them plain! i haven’t had one since and would love to win this prize. what a treat. i do know that if i won this many figs, i would for sure try many recipes for them as i wouldn’t want ANY to go to waste. :) yummm!

  41. tweeted! happy saturday night.

    *heather*

  42. we’ve just now discovered figs at the market. fresh figs in everything, we say! our favorite so far has been a pizza with figs, feta cheese, red onion and a cumin-pomegranate molasses dressing. though they’re great any which way you prepare them… and fig jam is delicious on bread right out of the oven, too.

    cheers and congrats on finding a figgy friend,

    *heather*

  43. I made the best burger of my life and figs was the main star of the dish. It was a turkey burger stuffed with sun dried tomatoes and basil with an arugula fig topping. It was TO DIE FOR – salty, tangy, sweet and savory all in one bite. Just an explosion of flavors. If you want to try it out here’s the link:
    http://lisasnumnum.blogspot.com/2010/06/50000-burger.html
    If I won all those beautiful figs, I would make jars and jars of delicious sweet jam. Thanks! I just discovered your blog and it’s beautiful :)

  44. I love figs! 5 dozen you say? Bring it on!
    P.S.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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