Dried Fig And Walnut Appies Food

DRIED FIGS WITH RICOTTA, WALNUTS AND HONEY

Steps:

• Toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over a medium-high heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Cut each fig in half crosswise, and place the fig pieces on a serving dish cut side up.
• Make a small indentation into the cut side of each fig half with a small spoon or your finger. Put a ½ teaspoon of the ricotta cheese onto each piece of fig and top with a walnut half.
• Drizzle each fig with honey and serve.

ELEGANT FIG APPETIZERS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven broiler for high heat.
• Place the fig halves, cut side up, on a baking sheet. Top each half with about 1/2 teaspoon goat cheese. Place one almond on each, press to push the cheese slightly into each fig.
• Broil the figs in the preheated oven until the cheese is soft and the almonds are turning a rich shade of brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the broiler and let cool for 5 minutes. Arrange the figs on a serving platter and drizzle with honey and balsamic vinegar. Serve warm.

FIG AND WALNUT MINCE PIES

Steps:

• To make the mincemeat, put the dried fruit, glacé cherries and walnuts into a bowl. Pour over the alcohol, the ginger and the spices. Stir well and leave to stand for 1-2 hours, stirring from time to time. Add the banana and mix well.
• Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Grease a 12-hole jam tart tin with a vegan margarine.
• Roll the pastry out thinly. Using an 8cm circular pastry cutter and a 4cm star-shaped pastry cutter, cut out 12 circles and 12 star shapes.
• Press the circles gently into each section of the tin, then put a heaped teaspoon of mincemeat into each and top with the star shaped pastry.
• Bake for 10 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool in the tin for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Serve while still warm, sprinkled with a little caster sugar and a healthy scoop of vanilla flavoured vegan icecream.

CREAM CHEESE, DRIED FIG, AND WALNUT SPREAD

Steps:

• Add figs to the container or a food processor; finely chop.
• Add in the cream cheese; process until combined.
• Add in the walnuts and salt; pulse just to blend.
• Scrape mixture into a bowl.
• Add in the scallions, if desired; stir to combine.
• Note--to finely chop figs in a food processor, lightly brush or spray the inside of the processor bowl and metal blade with vegetable oil; if the figs are unusually dry, reconstitute them in boiling water for 10 minutes, drain, and blot dry before chopping.