Recipe - Roasted Figs And Onions With Gorgonzola Croutons

2 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoon Garlic; chopped
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Pepper
1/3 cup Fresh mint; chopped
4 Red onions; halved and
peeled
8 Fresh figs
3 tablespoon Balsamic vinegar
5 ounce Gorgonzola
1 ds Tabasco sauce
1 ds Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoon Heavy cream
12 sl Baguette
3 tablespoon Olive oil; which has been
mixed with 1 crushed
garlic clove

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix the olive oil, garlic,
salt, pepper and mint. Slice the onions in half, from stem to root end and
add to bowl. Coat onions and place in a shallow baking dish and roost for
30 minutes. Add figs to baking dish, baste with juices and roast for 15
more minutes. Meanwhile, mix gorgonzola, Tabasco, Worcestershire and thin
with cream to make a spreadable mixture. Brush baguette slices with garlic
oil. Remove the onions and figs from oven, raise oven to 400 degrees and
toast the baguette slices for about7 minutes, until browned.

To serve:

Spread the cheese mixture on the bread. Place the onion and fig mixture on
a platter, and surround with the croutons. Serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

Tip: DRIED FIGS

Heat your figs with a mixture of brandy and water to barely cover. Cook
1520 minutes until softened. Serve with mascarpone cheese or whipped
cream.

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Recipe By : PICK OF THE DAY SHOW #PD7717 #7

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #268

Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:18:55 0500 (EST)

From: Chuck & Dorothy Tapping ctapping@USIT.NET