10 Fresh Fig Recipes
Figgy Focaccia
Recipe: Figgy Focaccia
Turn this into a pizza by adding grated fontina cheese and sliced dry salami.
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Pancetta-and-Fig Pasta
Recipe: Pancetta-and-Fig Pasta
Bucatini is a hearty, hollow, spaghetti-like pasta. You can easily substitute linguine or fettuccine if you prefer.
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Marinated Fig Salad
Recipe: Marinated Fig Salad
Let the flavor of fresh figs shine in this dish. It comes together in just a few minutes.
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Fig-and-Bourbon Fizz
Recipe: Fig-and-Bourbon Fizz
Choose Black Mission figs or another purple-skinned variety to give the drink a pretty tint.
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Rosemary Flank Steak with Fig Salsa
Recipe: Rosemary Flank Steak with Fig Salsa
Sweet figs provide a satisfying complement to the savory steak and Gorgonzola cheese.
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Baked Fig Crostini
Recipe: Baked Fig Crostini
Salty bacon and goat cheese add the perfect balance to the fig-and-honey-topped crostini.
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Bacon-Wrapped Figs
Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Figs
Bacon-Wrapped Figs with toasted pecans make for an easy yet impressive appetizer.
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Lemony Rice Pudding with Figs and Saba
Recipe: Lemony Rice Pudding with Figs and Saba
Saba, an ancient sweetener traditionally made from grape juice, lends a subtle but complex flavor to this traditional dessert.
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Fig-and-Balsamic-Glazed Quail
Recipe: Fig-and-Balsamic-Glazed Quail
Call ahead to make sure your butcher has quail on hand. For a delicious alternative to quail, try Cornish hens.
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Bacon-Wrapped Bourbon Figs
Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Bourbon Figs
The size of the figs will determine the amount of cheese you'll need.