Description
An adopted recipe! Two of my favorite foods – figs and prosciutto. Note by the original chef "i just love this bountiful sandwich it is equally good cold–just eliminate the baking. Recipe adapted from: the silver palate good times cookbook"
Ingredients
- Baguette
- Olive Oil
- Fresh Basil Leaf
- Prosciutto
- Gorgonzola
- Fresh Figs
- Fresh Lemon Juice
- Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350f
- Scoop out a bit of bread from the centre of the bread halves
- Mix the oil and basil in a small bowl and drizzle evenly over both bread halves
- Arrange the prosciutto evenly over the bottom half of the bread
- Gently spread the cheese over the prosciutto and top the cheese with sliced figs
- Sprinkle with the lemon juice and black pepper
- Cover with the top half of the bread and wrap in aluminum foil, leaving the seam on top open slightly
- Bake until the cheese is melted and the sandwich is heated through, about 15 minutes
- Cut into 8 equal pieces and serve immediately