Currently, we are stove & oven-less* leaving only the grill to cook our meals. So after Matt grilled some salmon & fennel for dinner, we turned some fresh figs into an easy grilled dessert.
This is such a simple dish but I think makes for a pretty presentation. Plus its wonderful when you don't want to heat up your kitchen baking a dessert. No real recipe here but here are the steps to make it.
Grilled Prosciutto-Wrapped Figs with Mascarpone
1. Slice ripe figs in half & remove stems.
2. Wrap prosciutto around the figs & secure with a toothpick
3. Grill the wrapped figs until they are warm & the prosciutto starts to crisp.
4. Serve the figs while warm with mascarpone cheese.
I didn't sweeten the mascarpone this time but, next time I serve it for dessert I will with a little honey (because honey & figs, so yum.). With the unsweetened cheese this dish could also be easily served as an appetizer or cheese course.
Don't forget to enter to win your own bounty of fresh & dried figs from the CA Fig Advisory Board! Tomorrow Honey, Fig & Pistachio Ice Cream....
* Our old stove died almost two weeks ago (Less than 5 year old stove & the cost to fix it isn't worth it, what a waste). We bought a new one & it is sitting in the kitchen but in Minneapolis you have to get a permit & have a licensed installer out for a gas stove. We have one coming this afternoon & I can't wait to get back to normal cooking.
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Ohhh, those look delicious!
ReplyDeleteThese look fantastic -- and now that we have a local artisan in Milwaukee who makes fantastic prosciutto, I'm even more excited! Keep those delicious fig recipes coming :)
ReplyDeleteI've never tried figs with marscapone cheese. I adore these sweet jammy bundles contrasted with a salty well aged prosciutto, and the marscapone must add a nice rich touch.
ReplyDeleteI KNOW A GROWER IN CALIFORNIA OF FRESH FIGS... THIS LOOKS BETTER THAN THE STUFF HE COOKS. CHECK HIM OUT AT WWW.JMARCHINIFARMS.COM
ReplyDeleteI admit I have never tried figs, so I am very intrigued and must now go find some. Sat morning will be a Fig Hunt!
ReplyDeleteOne of the best meals Paul & I ever shared had a starter of figs stuffed with gorgonzola and mascarpone and wrapped in proscuitto, grilled and then drizzled with balsamic syrup. SO good.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the new stove!
fig fest--what fun! meanwhile, i'm not sure i could survive two weeks or even two days without a stove, so kudos to ya'll--stay strong! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks fantastic. I wish I had a grill.
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