In the culinary world, where flavors dance and textures intertwine, the delectable combination of figs and rosemary has long been celebrated for its unique charm. Their distinct flavors, when paired together, create a symphony of sweet and savory notes, reminiscent of sun-kissed Mediterranean landscapes. With this in mind, embark on a culinary journey as we delve into the art of crafting the perfect fig and rosemary flatbread. This delightful appetizer or light meal showcases the harmonious balance between the sweet, earthy flavors of figs, the aromatic essence of rosemary, and the crispy, chewy base of a perfectly baked flatbread. Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with this delightful recipe, which promises a burst of flavors in every bite.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
FLATBREAD WITH FRESH FIGS, MONTEREY JACK, BLUE CHEESE AND RED WINE REDUCED VINAIGRETTE
Provided by Bobby Flay
Time 4h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For the vinaigrette: Combine the wine, fennel seeds, peppercorns and thyme in a wide shallow saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup. Strain the mixture into a blender and discard the solids.
- Add the vinegar and salt to taste and blend to combine. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil until emulsified; add the honey to taste.
- For the dough: Dissolve the yeast in the warm water in a large bowl and let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in 3 cups flour and the salt, stirring until smooth. Stir in an additional 2 cups flour. Continue adding the flour (up to 1/2 cup), 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring until the dough comes away from the bowl but is still sticky.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead with lightly floured hands. Start by slapping the dough onto the counter, pulling it toward you with one hand and pushing it away from you with the other. Fold the dough back over itself (use a bench scraper or a wide knife to help scrape the dough from the surface). Repeat until it's easier to handle, about 10 times. Finish kneading normally until the dough is smooth, elastic and soft, but a little tacky, about 10 minutes. Shape the dough into a ball and transfer to a lightly oiled bowl; turn to coat. Cover with plastic and let rise in a warm place until it doubles in volume, 3 hours. Press it with your finger to see if it's done; an indent should remain.
- Prepare the charcoal in a chimney starter (allowing the charcoal to burn until all the charcoal is covered with a thin layer of gray ash). Add to the grill and create a two-level fire by spreading the coals out over half the grill bottom, piling them up in a mound 3 briquettes high, leaving the other half with no coals.
- Remove the dough from the bowl, divide in half and shape each half into a ball. Brush with oil and set aside for 30 minutes.
- Stretch and shape each ball of dough into a 12 by 10-inch rectangle or round on a flat surface. Brush the tops of each with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let rest for 15 minutes. Place on the grill directly over the coals, oiled side down, and grill until lightly golden brown, about 1 minute. Flip over and grill for 1 minute longer.
- Place the flatbreads on a flat surface and divide the Monterey Jack cheese evenly over the top. Arrange the cut figs on top and the blue cheese around the figs. Return to the grill on the opposite side of the coals, for indirect heat, close the cover and cook until the cheese has melted and the figs are heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from the grill and drizzle with some of the red wine vinaigrette and garnish with parsley leaves. Cut and serve immediately.
FIG TART WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS, ROSEMARY AND STILTON
I used packaged puff pastry here because I thought the dense, almost candied figs would work well with an airy, flaky crust - one that I didn't have to make. The cheese and rosemary helps balance the intensity of the figs, while a drizzling of honey at the end brings out the sweetness of onions and figs.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories pies and tarts, appetizer
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a large skillet over low heat, melt butter with oil. Add onions, rosemary and sugar. Cook, tossing occasionally, until onions are limp and golden brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Stir in the vinegar, scraping any browned bits from bottom of pan.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the milk and egg until smooth. Stir in the onions. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line an 11 by 17-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to a 9 by 12-inch rectangle. Transfer to baking sheet.
- Use a fork to spread onion mixture evenly over pastry (let excess egg mixture drip back into bowl), leaving a 1-inch border. Arrange figs, cut-side up, in even rows on onion mixture. Scatter cheese and pine nuts over figs. Use a pastry brush to dab edges of tart with egg mixture. Gently fold over edges of tart to form a lip and brush with more egg mixture.
- Bake until pastry is puffed and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve, sprinkled with rosemary needles and drizzled with honey, if desired, warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 419, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 253 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams
FIG AND ROSEMARY CRANBERRY SAUCE
If you love figs and rosemary, then this sauce is for you!
Provided by Menwith Hill'er Back Home !!
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring water, brown sugar, and maple extract to a boil in a non-reactive saucepan. Add cranberries and figs. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add rosemary and cook until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes more.
- Carefully remove rosemary sprig and discard. Remove pot from the burner and let cool, about 10 minutes. Pour sauce into a bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.4 calories, Carbohydrate 47.8 g, Fat 0.3 g, Fiber 4.8 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 12.1 mg, Sugar 41.1 g
ROSEMARY FLATBREADS
My family loves this as a pizza crust. But with a touch of olive oil and fresh herbs it makes a lovely flatbread appetizer. -Sue Brown, West Bend, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 50m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in 1/4 cup warm water; stir in honey. Add 1/4 cup flour; mix until almost smooth. Let stand 30 minutes or until bubbly., Place remaining flour, remaining warm water, oil, rosemary and salt in a food processor; add yeast mixture. Process until dough forms a ball. Process 1 minute more to knead dough, pulsing as needed., Transfer to a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 425°. Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide and shape dough into 6 balls. On greased baking sheets, pat each ball into a 5-in. circle. For topping, brush tops with oil; sprinkle with rosemary and salt. Bake 8-12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Freeze option: Freeze cooled flatbreads in a freezer container. To use, thaw at room temperature or microwave each flatbread on high until heated through, 10-15 seconds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 calories, Fat 5g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 322mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
FIG AND ROSEMARY POT ROAST
Categories Fruit Herb Mustard Pork Braise Dinner Fig Rosemary White Wine Fall Bon Appétit Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Bring wine and figs to boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat and let stand until figs soften, about 15 minutes. Drain figs, reserving wine and figs separately.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in heavy large ovenproof pot over medium-high heat. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper. Add pork to pot and cook until browned on all sides, about 8 minutes total. Transfer pork to platter.
- Add onion and carrot to same pot. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until onion is golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Stir in rosemary and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add broth and reserved wine.
- Return pork to pot, meat side down. Bring to boil. Cover and transfer to oven. Bake until thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 150°F, adding figs during last 10 minutes of roasting, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Transfer pork to cutting board. Using slotted spoon, transfer figs to small bowl. Tent pork and figs with foil to keep warm. Spoon fat from surface of sauce. Bring sauce to boil. Stir butter and flour in medium bowl to blend. Whisk 1 cup sauce and mustard into butter mixture. Whisk mustard-butter mixture into sauce in pot. Boil sauce until thickened and slightly reduced, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Transfer pork to platter, surround with figs, and pour sauce over. Carve pork between rib bones.
FIG-ROSEMARY SPREAD
This smooth goat-cheese spread is perfect atop our Crostini.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Time 10m
Yield Makes 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine goat cheese, milk, rosemary, and vinegar; process until very smooth.
- Add figs, and season with coarse salt and ground pepper; pulse once or twice just to incorporate.
FIG JAM WITH ROSEMARY
Ripe figs lend their subtle sweetness to this chunky jam. Lemons add a necessary sparkle, and fresh rosemary balances the tanginess. You can substitute other woodsy herbs, such as thyme, marjoram or oregano, or add spices, such as black pepper, but additional seasonings should complement rather than overpower the figs. This jam involves little preparation but yields tasty results: Use it as a spread for warm toast, to serve alongside salty cheese or as a topping for meat dishes.
Provided by Yewande Komolafe
Categories jams, jellies and preserves
Time 45m
Yield 3 to 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place the figs in a 4-quart heavy-bottomed pot. Pour in 1 1/2 cups water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the figs soften and the liquid begins to thicken, about 10 minutes.
- Add the rosemary and sugar, and stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until the syrup thickens, the figs are mostly broken down and the jam goes from a rapid boil to slow bubbles, about 25 minutes. Remove and discard the rosemary.
- Stir in the lemon zest and juice and kosher salt. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for another minute for a runnier jam or up to 8 minutes if you prefer a thicker jam. Taste and adjust with more lemon juice and salt as needed. (Adding lemon juice will thin the jam, but it does thicken as it cools.) The jam should be sweet and tart with a hint of fresh rosemary.
- Transfer to sterilized jars and can, or cool to room temperature, then store in the refrigerator for up to 4 weeks.
FIG-AND-PROSCIUTTO FLATBREADS
This is a staple at Todd English's Olives restaurants:) His much-lauded house-made flatbread topped with sticky-sweet fig jam, punget Gorgonzola cheese and salty prosciutto was in Food & Wine Magazine, Published July, 2008 from: 50 Hall of Fame Best New Chefs - Entrepreneurs. Here we made it {the easy way} with (store-bought) pizza dough. Serve with Light, cherry inflected Chianti Classico: 2006 Coltibuono, RS Cooling times not included.
Provided by Manami
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 Pizzas
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place a pizza stone in the bottom of the oven and preheat the oven to 500ºF. (The pizza stone is ideal but not necessary - just make sure the oven is hot enough to cook the pizza's).
- Allow at least 45 minutes for the pizza stone to heat thoroughly.
- Meanwhile, on a lightly floured surface, roll out one piece of the pizza dough to a 13-inch round.
- Dust a pizza peel with flour and slide the dough onto it.
- Drizzle with about 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle with half of the garlic and rosemary.
- Season with salt and pepper & pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (if using).
- Dollop 1/4 cup of the fig jam (it is difficuclt to spread) all over the crust, being sure to leave a 1-inch border of dough all around.
- Scatter half of the cheese and prosciutto over the dough.
- Slide the flatbread onto the stone and bake for about 15 minutes, until puffed and golden.
- Transfer the flatbread to a cutting board and let cool for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make the second flatbread.
- Garnish with the sliced scallion and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 666.3, Fat 43.4, SaturatedFat 14.3, Cholesterol 42.5, Sodium 818.6, Carbohydrate 57.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 39.3, Protein 12.7
Tips:
- Be sure to use high-quality ingredients for the best results.
- If you don't have a pizza stone, you can use a baking sheet. Just make sure to preheat it before baking the flatbread.
- To make the flatbread even more flavorful, you can brush it with olive oil or melted butter before baking.
- If you don't have fresh figs, you can use dried figs. Just be sure to soak them in warm water for about 30 minutes before using.
- For a more rustic look, you can use a rolling pin to flatten the dough instead of stretching it out by hand.
- If you don't have fresh rosemary, you can use dried rosemary. Just be sure to use about half the amount.
- Feel free to get creative with the toppings. You can add other fruits, vegetables, or cheese to the flatbread.
Conclusion:
Fig and rosemary flatbread is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer or snack. It's perfect for parties or potlucks, and it's also a great way to use up leftover figs. With its sweet and savory flavors, this flatbread is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a tasty and unique snack, give fig and rosemary flatbread a try. You won't be disappointed.
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