Fig and cheese
Tasty snack! Easy to prep and shine with! Lovely vegetarian snack next to your bitterballen, sausages or beef pastries during your party!
Tasty snack! Easy to prep and shine with! Lovely vegetarian snack next to your bitterballen, sausages or beef pastries during your party!
Lovely starter of addition to the cheese starter or dessert!
Diverse and nicely filled salad with some salty, sweet and smooth flavours.
I love colourful salads with surprising ingredients! In this salad the bitter taste of the arugula fits perfectly with the sweetness of the figs and the pears and the very distinctive taste of the blue cheese.
Quick note: the dish is easy to make but the yogurt requires time to leak. So, I usually start the prepping in the morning. In the evening it won’t take you more then 10 minutes to finish the dish. Strained yogurt is very thick and not particularly sweet. I like the addition of vanilla, it gives a bit of a sweet after taste however I do not need additional sugar. If you prefer sweeter desserts, you can add a bit of sugar and stir it through the yogurt.
A fresh, semi-sweet and home made dessert. I'm not a huge fan of really sweet desserts therefore I really like this one. It's got the softness of the mascarpone, a bit of sweetening from the honey and a fresh addition from the mint. And the fresh figs complete the picture. Enjoy
Easy peasy but delicious salad with pears and fresh figs and especially for the people who do not like blue cheeses I've used feta cheese.
De combination of balsamico and fresh figs is well known. I’ve just added some cheese and almonds. This is a perfect lunch dish or a small starter.
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