433038 Mon Aug 20 08:21:17 -0700 2007 4 31 Home Cooking 0 2861675 Yes, may the figs rain, rien! I have made fig/walnut/banana bread; fig and herb whole wheat bread; fig/banana/raisin bread; fig and chilli chutney, fig turnovers, voka infused figs; stuffed them in pork chops and made a fantastic fresh herb and fig stuffing; eaten them off the tree; froze and dried them. I am almost figged out! I would like to make a fig salad dressing but not sure how exactly to start since my experience w/ salad dress in the past has been to pretty much just whip vinegar and oils together w/ fresh herbs. Does anyone have a good recipe? I guess i could add the dried figs but then it'd be chunky vinegrette w/ fig pieces. Any ideas how to get a more robust and concentrated flavour throughout? I would be able to use dried or fresh or pureed (yep, even have that left). Any suggestins or recipes would be good. And yes, I have checked CHs previous years links for fig recipes and not found one. Thanks, Mon Aug 20 08:21:17 -0700 2007 83353 aussiewonder 1 2863623 I have always reduced some balsamic to sweeten it (by 25%). Mix some balsamic, EVOO and some pureed figs (I use preserves when I don't have fresh). I have to keep tasting and seasoning; one of these days I will actually measure ingredients. Have you ever tried balsamic fig BBQ sauce on any type of pork (BBQd)? We do ribs. In a pot, reduce balsamic and fig puree (all the inside) until thick and luscious. Brush on. OMG - it is fabulous! Mon Aug 20 15:41:28 -0700 2007 2861675 79652 itryalot 2 2865589 Thanks so much, the balsamic fig BBQ sauce sounds DIVINE. How long will this keep for? Do you know if i can freeze fig puree? Tue Aug 21 08:37:32 -0700 2007 2863623 83353 aussiewonder 3 2865811 I am not sure how long it keeps. I have frozen the BBQ sauce in small batches when I have had fresh figs. Not sure about freezing fig puree; should be fine, maybe add a little freshly squeezed lemon. You will have to let us know how it turns out. Tue Aug 21 09:25:39 -0700 2007 2865589 79652 itryalot 2 2901393 Is the fig puree (for dressing or BBQ sauce) literally just the figs, peeled, whizzed in the food processor? Fri Aug 31 14:28:06 -0700 2007 2863623 10535 laurentobias