Prosciutto di parma with baked stuffed figs

Ingredients

Directions

12 figs, ¼ cut open at top -- : but left whole at base 6 oz Gorgonzola cheese, --

: softened to room

: temperature

2 TB finely chopped walnuts

2 bn Italian parsley, -- finely : chopped to yield ½ cup 8 oz Prosciutto di Parma, --

: sliced paper thin

Preheat oven to 450 F.

Place figs on non-greased baking sheet, opening with fingers as best you can. In a mixing bowl, stir together Gorgonzola cheese, chopped walnuts and chopped parsley until well mixed. Using a tablespoon, stuff 1 tablespoon filling in each fig.

Bake figs 8 to 10 minutes, until cheese filling is bubbling out.

Meanwhile, lay 3 or 4 slices of Prosciutto on each of 4 plates.

Remove figs from oven, place 3 in center of each plate and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe By :MOLTO MARIO SHOW #MB5677 ~0500