Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 TB extra virgin olive oil
2 TB garlic -- chopped
1/4 ts salt
1/4 ts pepper
1/3 c fresh mint -- chopped
4 red onions -- halved and
: peeled
8 fresh figs
3 TB balsamic vinegar
5 oz Gorgonzola
: ds Tabasco sauce
: ds Worcestershire sauce
3 TB heavy cream
12 sl baguette
3 TB olive oil -- which has been
: mixed
: with 1 crushed
: garlic clove

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, mix the olive oil,
garlic, salt, pepper and mint. Slice the onions in half, from stem to
root end and add to bowl. Coat onions and place in a shallow baking
dish and roost for 30 minutes. Add figs to baking dish, baste with
juices and roast for 15 more minutes. Meanwhile, mix gorgonzola,
Tabasco, Worcestershire and thin with cream to make a spreadable
mixture. Brush baguette slices with garlic oil. Remove the onions
and figs from oven, raise oven to 400 degrees and toast the baguette
slices for about7 minutes, until browned.

To serve:

Spread the cheese mixture on the bread. Place the onion and fig
mixture on a platter, and surround with the croutons. Serve
immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

Tip: DRIED FIGS

Heat your figs with a mixture of brandy and water to barely cover.
Cook 15-20 minutes until softened. Serve with mascarpone cheese or
whipped cream.

Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved

Recipe By : PICK OF THE DAY SHOW #PD7717 #7

Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1996 11:18:55
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