Blue cheese and Parma figs

Blue Cheese and Parma Ham Figs
Average rating: 3 out of 5 star rating

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

  • Serves: 6-8

  • Prep time: 10 mins

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

  1. Wrap a fig quarter and piece of cheese in half a slice of Parma ham.
  2. Mix the oil and vinegar and drizzle over the rocket just before serving.
  3. 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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