Our neighbours in Taumarunui had a fig tree that we used to climb & eat the fruit of. More often than not though the figs would be left on the ground to rot.
I think my Mum would have made jam given the chance, but its hard to believe we could have let the fruit go to such waste.
Jonathan's parents came to visit last weekend & bought some lovely fruit while here - mango, passion fruit, plums and figs.
Jonathan baked the figs in a deep dish and put the gorgonzola on just before taking them from the oven. Many people don't like gorgonzola - if that's you I'd suggest buying dolce ('sweet') as it has more of a creamy taste.
Jonathan mixed the caramelised fig juice from the baking dish with some grapeseed oil & mirin. Grapeseed oil is lighter than olive oil and mirin is a sweet rice wine available in most supermarkets. He then poured this mix over the figs, before garnishing with fresh parsley from our balcony garden. The mirin in the sauce is a great sweet complement to the blue cheese.
These make delicious entrees and you would only need one or two each because of the strong flavours - great with a glass of wine.
Note: this is the first time I've used the world 'jus' - but a quick search tells me it means 'the natural juices given off by the food' so I think it fits perfectly.
1 comment:
Hey Mel! Looks yummy, would be great in a tart as well.
Love Other Mel
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