Creating an inspired hors d'oeuvre when starving and in a strange grocery store that is not always the best can be hard to do, but this turned out surprisingly great.
Even more easy-going, these get better after sitting out for a while. If your grocery store is better stocked than where I went, consider mascarpone instead of cream cheese, and perhaps a drizzle of pesto or pureed basil. The store I went to was clean out of basil. :)
Cheese-Filled Figs in Salami:
(makes about 20 appetizers)
8 oz thin-sliced premium salami (get the best you can, it matters)
4 oz cream cheese or mascarpone, softened to room temperature
2 tbs balsamic vinegar, plus extra for drizzling
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Dried black mission figs
Toothpicks
Directions:
Mix cream cheese (or mascarpone) with balsamic and black pepper and salt to taste. Cut off tops of figs, scrape out insides, fill with cream cheese/mascarpone mix. I used a plastic sandwich bag with the tip cut off as a piping bag to fill the figs.
Wrap filled fig with a piece of salami and spear with a toothpick to hold in place. Drizzle with balsamic, olive oil and pesto (if using) and season with salt and pepper. Serve.
4 comments:
I've been stuffing mascarpone in figs for years now, it's so delish! I truly love the idea of the balsamic mixed in with the cheese and the whole thing wrapped in salami? *swoon* I've use prosciutto but now I want to try salami! Yum!
xoxo
What a great idea to prepare when friends come for dinner!
Thanks Lisa and Patricia!!
Lis, mascarpone is the best, I had to deal w/ cream cheese, but it wasn't my 1st choice. Prosciutto or salami, all great!! :)
Hi Patricia, thanks!
Quite worthwhile information, thanks for your post.
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