Blue cheese and Parma figs
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The strong flavours of blue cheese and Parma figs go really well together - either as a dinner party starter or a light lunch with crusty bread
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Prep time: 10 mins
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Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
You can wrap the figs up to two hours before you're ready to serve. Keep covered in the fridge and take out 10 mins before serving.
- 6 fresh figs, quartered
- 150g (1lb) Gorgonzola piccante (or other soft blue cheese), cut into 24 bite-size chunks
- 170g (6oz) Parma ham
- 4tbsp olive oil
- 1-2tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 100g (4oz) rocket
Method
- Wrap a fig quarter and piece of cheese in half a slice of Parma ham.
- Mix the oil and vinegar and drizzle over the rocket just before serving.
- Serve three fig quarters per person with a handful of rocket.
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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