Recipes
| Calimyrna Fig with Lavender and Gorgonzola Mousse
Suggested Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| Ingredients: | Serves 4 12 Calimyrna figs 2 cups St. Francis Chardonnay 1 teaspoon lavender ½ cup honey |
| Directions: | In a small saucepot, bring the Chardonnay, lavender, and honey to a simmer. Add the figs and simmer for about 1 hour or until the figs plump up and become soft. Remove from heat. Cool. |
| Mousse | |
| Ingredients: | ¼ cup Gorgonzola ¼ Chévre goat cheese A few tablespoons milk |
| Directions: | In a blender, purée the Gorgonzola and goat cheese with the milk until smooth but not runny. |
| Syrah Syrup | |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 cup St. Francis Syrah 1 cup sugar |
| Directions: | In a small saucepot, bring the wine and sugar to a boil and reduce to about ½ cup. Cool. |
| Ingredients: | To serve |
| Directions: | Cut each fig in half. Spoon some of the mousse onto each half and drizzle the syrup over each fig. |
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