Fantastic new appetizer.

With company coming this weekend, I set out in search of a new appetizer to make. I love appetizers and I'm always looking for something new and yummy to make. As I was searching, I found several recipes that were quite different from the sorts of appetizers I'm usually drawn to, so I decided to step out of the comfort zone and try something new. Coincidentally, both appetizers I found happened to involve figs - something I've never cooked with before.

The fig appetizer we tried tonight was amazing. Elegant in presentation and unusual in its combination of ingredients, it was a delight to the eyes and the taste buds. The saltiness of the prosciutto and goat cheese, paired with the sweetness of the figs and accented by the peppery arugula - it all worked beautifully.

Prosciutto is topped with goat cheese and figs and drizzled with olive oil/lemon juice.

Next, the arugula leaves.......

It's fairly easy to prepare - you just have to make sure the prosciutto isn't too thin and that the goat cheese is very soft. I warmed my goat cheese in the microwave which made it very easy to spread, but I think it altered the texture too much - after it was chilled again, it became crumbly. I feared that might happen, but it was worth a try.


This will be a definite repeater for us. It would make a nice summertime appetizer as it requires no cooking whatsoever.

Prosciutto Rolls with Arugula and Figs

Tomorrow......an appetizer with figs and goat cheese again, but a little different........

Tags: figs, goat cheese, arugula, prosciutto, appetizer, Epicurious, recipe