I’ve been dreaming about making Prosciutto and Brie Crostini with Fig for a really long time. I can’t for the life of me remember why I chose figs though, seeing as I am pretty sure I had never even eaten them in my life until this point. I think it all just sounded really nice together and that was enough to convince me to make a recipe. Plus, who doesn’t love bread and brie together in the same bite? Add some salty prosciutto, some sweet caramelized fig and you’ve got a party in your mouth.
Not going to lie. I had to Google the actual definition of ‘crostini’ because I wanted to make sure I didn’t do something completely wrong. Good news, it’s basically a bruschetta and so Prosciutto and Brie Crostini with Fig has been born!
Alright, let’s get to it. I promise these are really quite simple and you’ll be able to hammer it out and impress your friends. I encourage sharing. But I also understand if you want to keep them all to yourself (I mean, how good does a night in with a movie, wine and Prosciutto and Brie Crostini with Fig sound?)
Searching for figs
When I was doing the grocery shop for these, I really only needed three things: bread, prosciutto and figs (I already had brie in the fridge). If you’ve ever read any of my posts before this one, you’ll know that the grocery store closest to my house never has everything on my list. So off I went to another store in search of figs. Was I looking for fresh figs? Dried figs? I had no idea and at this point, but since I couldn’t even find them at the first store, I wasn’t going to be picky.
In the end, I found dried figs. They came in a weird half box covered in plastic and there were 227 g of dried mission figs in it. The company is called “Orchard Choice.” I used the whole box, but if you’re not super into the figs, then… well you should just use the whole box anyways because what will you even use the leftovers for?
More about the figs. If you’re not sure about them, chop them really small so they aren’t super chunky and in your face on the crostini. If you’re okay with them, go ahead and do a lazy chop like I did. You will probably have to chop the stem off of each one though.
Carbs, carbs, carbs
If you buy a demi baguette, you will have the perfect amount. I promise. But you have to make sure you eat the ends of the baguette with a nice thick swipe of butter before you do anything else. You won’t regret it. For the amount of prosciutto, just make sure you divide it up so you’ve got about 12 strips and then roll them up to stick on top. There’s nothing wrong with putting lots on, if you buy more!
Finishing touch
When I took the crostini out of the oven, I added a little bit of lightly dried basil to give it a bit of colour and it did add a nice bit of flavour, so I recommend that.
I hope you’ll try this one out, it really surprised me how tasty it was! Know what didn’t surprise me? How much cheese I can eat. Before you start this, if you need another appetizer, be sure to check out The Fancy Napkins Deep Fried Pickled Beets and Goat’s Cheese with Spicy Mayo.
Happy cooking!
Prosciutto and Brie Crostini with Fig
Ingredients
- 1 demi baguette or regular baguette is fine!
- 100 g brie
- 75 g prosciutto or more, of course
- 227 g dried figs
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- Pinch of brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic peeled and cut in half
- Olive oil for brushing
Instructions
- Roughly chop figs and add to a frying pan on medium heat (make sure to cut the stems off and throw them away)
- Add honey and red wine vinegar to frying pan
- Cook down, stirring often, about 10 minutes
- Sprinkle with brown sugar, cook 5 minutes more
- Meanwhile, cut baguette into about 15 1.5-centimeter thick slices and lay flat on a baking sheet
- Cut brie into slices about the same length as the pieces of bread
- Brush each piece of bread with oil and rub the inside of the garlic over each piece
- Divide prosciutto, cutting into strips. You can roll them (as pictured) or you can leave them flat
- Turn on oven to BROIL
- Once figs have cooked for 15 minutes, spoon onto each piece of bread
- Follow figs with a slice of brie and a piece of prosciutto on each piece of bread
- Broil for one minute (until bread is toasted and brie is melty)
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with lightly dried basil and enjoy!
