Maytag Blue ‘Tulip’ Strawberries with Fig Balsamic Reduction Sauce

Tangy and sweet figs and balsamic.  Bring them all together and what do you have…

 

…sweet and savory ‘tulip’ strawberries that can be a dessert…a snack…an appetizer…a salad…or if you’re adventurous, your entire meal!  So simple and easy to do…so chic and impressive on your plate…why not pop a bottle of champagne and indulge–life’s short–enjoy!

 

Makes:    6 servings (3 strawberries each)

 

 What you need:

18 large strawberries

8 ounces crumbled Maytag Blue Cheese (or your favorite brand)

6-8 Mejool figs

¾  cup white wine

3 tbl fig jam

2 tbl balsamic vinegar

1/8 tsp kosher salt

 

 

 

What you do:

Slice tops off strawberries making a flat surface.  Flip strawberry upside down (each standing securely) and slice midway through each with a crisscross making an opening that resembles a ‘tulip’.

Stuff the blue cheese crumbles into the strawberries.

Cut figs into pieces and place in food processor with white wine, fig jam, balsamic vinegar, and salt.  Pulse several times until a blended mixture.  Then put mixture in a small sauce pan over medium heat.  Bring to simmering boil cooking until mixture reduces and thickens some.  Remove from heat.

Drizzle fig balsamic sauce over strawberries!

 

 

©2012 Alice D’Antoni Phillips    Ally’s Kitchen