It’s fig season, here are some recipes with fresh figs that can be made easily and quickly. Below are suggested recipes ranging from sweet to savory, for making appetizers, main courses, and desserts with figs.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 2 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
- Energy 74.00 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 19.18 (g) of which sugars 16.26 (g)
- Proteins 0.75 (g)
- Fat 0.30 (g) of which saturated 0.06 (g)of which unsaturated 0.21 (g)
- Fibers 2.90 (g)
- Sodium 582.37 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 4 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 7 oz figs
- to taste salt
Tools
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cutting Board
Recipes with Fresh Figs
Figs are a very versatile fruit that can be used in many recipes. Given their sweet and soft flavor, they need to be balanced by other ingredients in savory recipes.
I like to serve them with bacon or ham so that their saltiness enhances the sweetness.
In desserts, they pair well with ricotta, mascarpone, and spices like cinnamon and rosemary.
To add a crunchy note given the consistency of figs, you can use walnuts or make the ham and bacon crispy.
Fig and Bacon Risotto
Bruschetta with figs, bacon, and honey
Bruschetta with figs and ricotta
Mascarpone and Caramelized Fig Tart
Baked Figs
Panna Cotta with Figs and Cinnamon
Fig Tart
Homemade Fig Jam
Fig, Walnut, Prosciutto, and Ricotta Salad
Caramelized Figs
Baked Figs
Risotto with Figs
