I was in the greengrocer‘s yesterday and spotted the most deliciously ripe and juicy fresh figs. Figs are normally in season around Autumn time so I was lucky to find such delights at this time of year, they were literally ready to burst open with goodness. Many believe it was figs that were actually the fruit in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, and not apples. They are also seen as one of the most sexy fruits there are (aside from the cherry obviously), the fig is often likended to a woman’s most intimate parts and considered one of the ultimate aphrodisiacs. They are also considered to be one of nature’s best laxatives however so I’m not sure how well the two would marry!
In any event, I took the little darlings home in my shopping bag and prepared them as a starter last night, which you can see a picture of above. I had some jolly little mozzarella balls to hand in the fridge so I cut each of the figs in half, popped a couple of the little mozzarella balls in the figs, and then wrapped the little figs up in their tasty parma ham coats. They looked like they’d just been aided by a paramedic for hypothermia with their little red blankets of ham lovingly wrapped around them. I then simply popped them in the oven on 180C for 10 minutes. I then drizzled with a simple balsamic dressing which I made with olive oil, sea salt and ground pepper. I used an aged Spanish balsamic which was good enough to drink by itself so if doing this I’d use a really good quality one as it brought all the components together so well. So simple and so very very delicious.
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