When you say "Mica pizza e fichi" in Italian, you mean that something is worth more than it appears to because pizza and figs are considered poor ingredients. Have you ever eaten them together? A simple dish couldn’t be further from the truth… together its ecstasy!
Fig Time
The fig season is far too short, so look sharp and eat them anyway which way you can because they are the finest and sweetest of the summer fruits.
They are excellent in sweet recipes, but they also go very well with savory ingredients, such as ham and cheese for example.
And then, on white pizza they are extraordinary.
You can use both green and black ones, with or without the skin, the important thing is that they are soft and sweet.
Pizza and figs
Making pizza and figs means everything and nothing because there are so many recipes and variations.
You can make focaccia with the basic pizza dough and then fill it in the middle with ham and figs, or you can add the ingredients on top once cooked.
Alternatively, prepare a pizza with just mozzarella and towards the end of cooking add slices of figs.
White pizza Roman style
The perfect white pizza to combine with figs is a type of pan focaccia, dry, not very greasy, and extremely light. The classic Roman white pizza, in short, is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Here is the recipe.
Ingredients:
3 ¼ cup | 400 g flour 0
1 ⅓ cup | 300 ml water
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp low sugar
1 tbsp | 8 g brewer's yeast
coarse salt
oil
Method:
Dissolve the yeast and sugar with 1 cup (200 ml) water and then mix with flour.
Knead everything with your hands and add the remaining water, salt and finally oil.
Let the dough rise properly covered for about 3 hours.
After this time, flour a pastry board, grease your hands, and knead the dough folding it on itself often.
Divide it into two parts and let it rise again covered with damp towels for 20 minutes.
Always with greasy hands spread the dough in two greased pizza trays and sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
Add oil and Greek salt on the surface and bake in a very hot ventilated oven at 428° F (220° C) for about 15 minutes.
Once the focaccia is ready, cut it in half and stuff it with figs, or add the figs on top.
Other amazing combinations
Pizza, figs, cherry tomatoes and rocket: a triumph of flavors, colors, and contrasts.
Pizza, figs and gorgonzola: also goat cheese, pecorino or crescenza because figs go really well with cheeses.
Pizza, figs, ricotta cheese, honey, and thyme: for a rustic and somewhat unusual dessert.
Pizza, figs, and balsamic vinegar cream: this addition can actually be made on previous versions too.
Fig sandwich
If you do not feel like turning on the oven to bake a pizza you can make a quick sandwich, always with figs. The ideal bread is rye bread with seeds, or a very rustic, wholemeal bread.
Warm it a little bit to make it crunchy and then stuff it with ham and figs or with ricotta and figs or with all the variations we have proposed.
Pizza and figs for breakfast
Would you like an idea for a nutritious and tasty breakfast? Cut a slice of white pizza or bread, preferably wholemeal, and heat in a pan for a few seconds. Then spread a tablespoon of ricotta cheese on top, add the figs, and complete with honey or maple syrup and dried fruit such as walnuts and almonds. This is a super-balanced meal that will keep you going all morning.
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