Tartines with blue cheese, fig & ham

Tartines with blue cheese, fig & ham

Put together a casual French table for lunch with friends, with charcuterie and cheese from the deli and homemade snacks

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Plus cooling

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush the baguette slices with olive oil and season. Arrange on baking trays, then bake for 5 mins until crisp. Cool before spreading over some cheese and topping each tartine with a piece of ham and a fig quarter. Add a little ground black pepper, if you like.
  2. Serve with a couple of crusty baguettes and some nice French cheeses and meats, arranged on boards and platters with tapenade, cornichons and hard-boiled quails eggs. Add a bowl of salad and Kir Royale to drink (see recipes below).
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Green salad with beans & walnuts

Mix 140g crisp lettuce leaves with a good handful cooked green beans, 2 thinly sliced shallots and a handful toasted chopped walnuts. Make a dressing with 1 tbsp red wine vinegar, 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tsp Dijon mustard and seasoning in a screw-top jar. Shake and pour over salad just before serving.

Classic Kir Royale

Add 1-2 tbsp cassis to 6 Champagne or wine glasses, then top up with Champagne.

Per serving

57 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 2g, salt 0.39 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2010.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 5 mins

Plus cooling

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Per serving

57 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 2g, salt 0.39 g

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