Classic Combo...

                                       

BEST SANDWICH for end of summer....the full ripeness of the figs signal the waning days, but what a way to go..and the sweet, saltiness of prosciutto, a great combination to look forward to..add cheese, could be your choice...you can't make a mistake.  This is barely a recipe..it's sort of just eating!


FRESH FIG, PROSCIUTTO, AND CHEESE SANDWICHES

8 slices Italian bread, toasted
4 tsps. Dijon mustard
1 cup baby arugula
2 oz. very thin slices prosciutto
2 oz. swiss, manchego, muenster or mozzarella cheese, or your choice, sliced or shredded
8 fresh figs, cut into thin slices
2 tbls. fig jam

Spread 1 tsp. mustard over 4 slices bread.  Place arugula on each bread slice.  Place prosciutto, cheese and fig slices on top.  Spread 1/2 tsp.jam over remaining 4 bread slices, place on sandwich, slice.  Serves 4.  Sweet and savory...mmm...mmm.  A red wine, maybe a Cabernet, would be nice.  Watch the sun go down....

At some point I sort of just eat the figs like they're going out of style.

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Tasty Little Dip...

HERE'S A BIT OF HUMMUS WITH A TWIST. JUST AN ADDITION (CURRY) TO MAKE IT ZIPPIER! I myself will be doing some snacking this evening. This may not seem like baseball food, but it's what I intend to feast on as I watch,(from home), what I hope will be the clincher for the New York Yankees to take the pennant. But it's supposed to really rain with a vengeance tonight, doesn't look it now, all sunny and deceptive. So maybe the weather folks will be wrong. I look forward to that possibility. Anyway, I'll be eating little snick-snacks, and perhaps drinking some champagne, no matter what. Nothing wrong with that!

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CURRIED HUMMUS

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1 15 OZ. can chick peas/garbanzos, drained

1 clove minced garlic

1 small dried red pepper, crumbled, or sprinkling of red pepper flakes

juice of 1 lemon

1/2 tsp. cumin

1 1/2 tsps. curry powder

6 tbls. olive oil

salt and ground pepper

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Place chick peas, garlic, pepper flakes, lemon juice, in food processor and blend. Add oil in a slow stream to contents until all is blended smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.

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Serve with pita crisps or crudities. Also makes a great sandwich when spread in pita pockets.

Add grilled or fresh vegetables.

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Adapted from Epicurean Magazine.