Gorgonzola and Pancetta Baked Figs
August 21, 2013
I have a slight confession to make today……..
I’ve never had figs before and this past weekend was my first time to try them out. Shaun and I decided to have some friends over for a grilling event. More on that later…. I’ve been meaning to try out figs and finally decided that I was going to make a baked fig appetizer for everyone. Now when people come over to my house I get nervous because first off they associate a food blogger as having fancy meals and no failed recipes.
Note: Most meals cooked or tried out on this blog are for the average cook or baker.
When I do have friends or family over for dinner I usually tend to stick with fool proof meals and something that I have tried before. These figs were a different story since Shaun and I had never tried them, let alone make a recipe out of them. I wanted to keep the figs as the main focus and just add some cheese and pancetta to them. Simple and fast was my main concern since I was putting out other dishes for our grilling event. A couple of hours before our guests arrived I baked a couple of these bad boys to try them out and of course photograph them. I didn’t want to keep our guests hungry while I was taking photos around the table.
What’s your favorite fig dish?
ENJOY ~ Meagan
Gorgonzola and Pancetta Baked Figs
Ingredients
- 12 figs
- 2 oz. pancetta, chopped
- 1/3 cup gorgonzola crumbles
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat a small skillet. Add the pancetta to the pan and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside for cool down.
Once the pancetta has cooled down add the cheese crumbles and mix. Using a knife create an “X” on the top of each fig. Make sure that you only slice through about half way down. Spoon a little of the mixture into the center of each fig. Place on a baking sheet and cook for 8 minutes.
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Im dying. These look unreal.
They were so good. Pretty sure I ate at least 3 out of the 12.
WOW! These are incredible!! I love gorgonzola and figs!
Thanks Tieghan they were pretty darn tasty.
These look yummy Meg!
My favorite way to eat figs is… grill baguette slices, spread with fresh Chevre, toped with arugula that has been tossed with a bit of good olive oil , honey and balsamic, sprinkle with fresh cracked black pepper then layer couple of fresh fig slices and top all with crisped prosuitto . You won’t have any by the time your guests arrive – Addictive.
We had a fig tree growing up but we always ate them fresh never fancy or stuffed or grilled. But now I love them in all sorts of creations and this one looks amazing!
Ohh man what I would do for a fig tree in my backyard. We had a plum and peach tree.
Mmmmm….I want an entire batch of these bad boys! Love figs:)
I could have eaten the entire batch.
Yummmmm! I haven’t had any figs yet this year but I want to change that ASAP with these babies.
You need to try these out Stephanie. They are SOOO easy and simple but oh so good.
What fun summer appetizers! I love figs and gorgonzola together!
I LOVE how easy this is for how fancy it looks! Lovely recipe and flavor pairings, Meagan!
That looks great! What a perfect app!
Take the crumbled Gorgonzola cheese and stuff each fig with a generous amount. Use your fingers to gently pry the figs open and stuff them with the cheese.
This dish is very suitable for breakfast.
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