Fig Update

Dear Diary-
Oh Diary I am a fan of the fig! Josh- not so much...but heart figs- not as much as beets but I still like them. Publix had buy one get one free on containers of fresh figs. So I bought a package of Brown Turkey- UGHHHH that reminds me of a random college party at a pool passing around a bottle of Wild Turkey- I digress- I bought Brown Turkey FIGS and Black Mission Figs- figured I'd try them both out. My first dish was a Fig Tart

I used the recipe in Cooking Light http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1911265 I kinda veered though- first off, I used a store bought pie crust- because my new kitchen does not have enough counter space needed to make a real pie crust. I followed the recipe the same except added the cinnamon in with the figs since it didn't make it into the crust. I also used a mixture of the Brown Turkey and Black Mission Figs. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM yum! This was so freaking good! The Greek Yogurt really topped it off and made it something so unexpected!

I also made a tasty Grilled Fig, Chicken and Blue Cheese Salad

I marinated chicken tenderloins in olive oil, garlic slivers, salt and pepper
I sliced the figs in half and let them sit in some sugar for a few minutes
I grilled both the chicken and the figs until cooked thru
I put both on a bed of baby arugula and dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and crumbled blue cheese
This was so good- the warm chicken melted the cheese and the smokey caramelized figs were a perfect component to the peppery arugula
Diary, I think I'll be buying more figs...