Fig With Goat Cheese Appetizer
This fig with goat cheese appetizer is a perfect delicacy to serve at weddings and gatherings that have a crisp atmosphere of summer or spring. The lemon zest, red wine and honey combination provides a tantalizing flavor that enhances the juicy sweetness of the figs.
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Servings: 20 Appetizers
Calories: 113kcal
Equipment
Large Serving Platter
Small Mixing Bowl
Paring Knife
Ingredients
- 4 Ounces Goat Cheese
- 1 Teaspoon Thyme Fresh, crushed
- 2 Ounces Prosciutto
- 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 1/8 Teaspoon Garlic Fresh, minced
- 20 Figs Fresh
- 5 Tablespoons Honey
- 1/4 Cup Red Wine Dry
- 4 or 5 Tablespoons Walnuts Chopped
- 20 Sprigs Thyme Small pieces with a few leaves each.
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix the thyme, lemon zest, garlic and goat cheese thoroughly. Cover the cheese and refrigerate for at least 8 hours, to give the flavors time to blend.
- Rinse the figs and dry them.
- Cut a cross cut from the top to the bottom, to quarter them, leaving the quarters still attached at the very bottom.
- With a small spoon, press a tiny amount of the goat cheese into the cuts in each fig.
- Tear of a small morsel of prosciutto and press this into the cheese.
- Place a few pieces of walnuts on top of each fig, and decorate with a tiny sprig of thyme.
- Mix the red win and honey, and drizzle this atop the figs.
- Chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 182IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
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