Figs with Brie Cheese and Serrano ham

Don’t you think that figs, cheese and smoked ham are one of those matches made in heaven? Well, I think it is 🙂 The sweetness of the figs together with the saltiness of the ham topped with this creamy delicious cheese… just yummy 🙂

figs with brie cheese and serrano ham

Figs are one of those fruits that I wish were available all year around. I grew up waiting for summer to arrive and one of the reasons was: figs!!! Back home we have a fig tree in the back yard. But what I really liked was to travel to my uncle’s house, back in the hills, where I would just sit under one of his many fig trees and just enjoy it… believe me, not a good idea to eat figs straight from the tree while they’re still warm but it’s too delicious to walk away 🙂

In this case I made Figs with Brie Cheese and Serrano ham, but of course you can use other types of cheese and ham. My advise would be to use a creamy cheese or at least a type of cheese that will melt easily as you don’t want to over cook the figs – Camembert cheese or Gruyere cheese would be good alternatives. Then try to pair it with a good quality smoked ham to help accentuate the cheese and figs flavour.

I guarantee you that this starter will be on my table quite often during the figs season 🙂

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Yield: 2 people

Figs with Brie Cheese & Serrano ham

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Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 ripe figs
• Brie cheese, as needed
• 2 tbsp honey
• 4 thin slices of Serrano ham
• Walnuts, to taste
• Pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Wash the figs thoroughly and dry skin with paper towels.
2. Cut the tip of each fig and make two cuts crosswise so that the figs are opened (in bloom) slightly.
3. Place a cheese cube in center of each fig.
4. Take to the grill, just long enough to melt the cheese
5. Meanwhile, place 2 slices of ham on each serving plate.
6. Remove the figs from the oven and put 2 figs on each plate on top of the ham.
7. Drizzle with honey, sprinkle with pepper and serve with some walnuts on each plate.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

2

Serving Size:

1 grams
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 222Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 473mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 3gSugar: 34gProtein: 8g

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