You do not get a dish much easier than this roasted Fig and Goats Cheese Salad but that doesn't mean it will not taste fantastic, it does! Perfect for easy entertaining, it takes just minutes to prepare and cook but looks really pretty.
I love this sort of dish, easy to prepare and cook but tasting amazing, as the flavour of the ingredients are allowed to shine. Creamy goats cheese and a scattering of crunchy hazelnuts give the dish a variety of textures. The balsamic vinegar gives a contrasting flavour to the soft sweet fig, so that all the flavours and textures work well together. For a vegetarian starter then the dish is complete with just a light seasoning of salt and pepper.
Is also works really well topped off with parma ham which adds just enough saltiness to the dish to avoid further seasoning. Best of all it takes just minutes to prepare and 15 minutes in the oven to cook.
Fig and Goats Cheese Salad
Ingredients
- 50 g blanched hazelnuts
- 6 figs
- 200 g soft goats cheese
- handful rocket leaves
- 1-2 tablespoon balsamic vinegar to drizzle
- 1-2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil to drizzle
- freshly ground black pepper
- 6 slices Parma ham (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃ (160℃ fan)/350°F/gas mark 4. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Toast the hazelnuts in the oven for 5-6 minutes until pale golden, then coarsely chop and set aside.
- Cut the figs into quarters, from the top almost to the base, and place on the baking sheet. Divide the goat's cheese equally between the figs placing in the centre of each fig.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and tinged brown.
- Meanwhile, place a few rocket leaves on each serving plate. Place a fig in the centre of each plate. Scatter a few chopped hazelnuts over the plate and drizzle with a little balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
- Season with a little pepper and top with a slice of Parma ham if using. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Now all you need is the perfect wine to serve with the starter. Last summer, the lovely people at Le Petit Ballon sent me one of their monthly subscription boxes (You can read my review here) and they have now very kindly sent me their December Grape Expectations Box to try. December's box contained a bottle of Château des Bois Macon Milly-Lamartine Chardonnay 2015 and a Bindi Sergadi La Bonica 2016.
The chardonnay which had a lovely light citrus flavour with a buttery finish would work really well with this starter and the Le Bonica Chianti would go really well with roast turkey (as well as lamb, cold meats, and pizza). The fig and goats cheese salad would make a great Christmas day starter to serve with this wine selection.
I have now tried four of the Le Petit Ballon wines and have really enjoyed every one. (We drank the Chianti with Spaghetti Bolognese and it was the perfect accompaniment). I love the fact that each month subscription boxes come with really helpful and easy to understand tasting notes.
On one side there are some details about the wine and the area it is produced, as well as keynotes to indicate the style of the wine, what temperature it is best served at and whether or not it should be decanted and for how long. Finally, there is a suggestion for its perfect food partner. On the other side, it gives other suggestions as to what food to serve the wine with, details of the grape variety, keeping potential, alcohol content etc and some tasting notes.
If you wanted you could use these notes to impress your friends with your wine knowledge or like me just make sure you serve the wine at its best. I love matching wines to food and seeing if I have got it right or not, and these notes take a lot of the guess work out of that.
A subscription to The Grape Expectation Selection costs £24.90 a month and the Age of Raisin Selection £39.90 a month (you can skip a month or cancel at any time). Gift cards for 3, 6 or 12 month subscriptions are also available. I know I would love to find one of those underneath the Christmas tree!
Disclosure:
I have been given one wine subscription box for the purpose of reviewing. As always, all opinions expressed are my own and I will only ever recommend products I would, and do, genuinely like myself and that I think are a good fit with Recipes Made Easy.
Tammy Neal
Rose for me xx
Fliss
A full bodied red
Jeanette Leighton
A nice glass of red with a meal
Leanne perrett
i like a nice red wine not too dry tho
Audra Bland
I love rose wines 🙂
Michelle Ferguson
Love a nice glass of pinot grigio
Kim Lam
Chablis
sharon martin
i like an italian pinot grigio
john prendergast
Red for me
Simon Collinge
Anything Red
Leanne Bell
Rose or white wines are my favourite beverages.
Diane Duggan
I really like Sauvignon Blanc
Caroline Signey
Dry white wine
Michelle Stewart
Jacobs creek
Michelle Wild
Pinot grigio
Carl Chandler
Red for me, good for you too.
Lucy Carter
I don't really know a lot about wine but I usually go for Pinot Grigo
Kerry Webber
My favourite wine is Pinot Grigio Blush
Joanne smith
Pinot Grigio
Lynne Cavanagh
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is my favourite wine
Oksana Fitzgerald
Merlot
Joy Winn
Sancerre
pete c
for drink on its own a nice medium sweet white, but with a meal I tend to enjoy a hearty red
Kathryn Cox
A nice new world white
Catherine White
I love Pinot Grigio
michelle turner
I like rose best
Susan Ocock
Depends on the weather and the occasion. Love a rose in summer and a merlot in winter. Also partial to champagne!
Susan Greer
I love a red wine with my evening meal
Francesca H
Love a sauvignon blanc!
Natalie Gillham
Sweet white wine is my favourite
Joanne Dewberry
I like Sauvignon Blanc
Lloyd Treadwell
Rose is the house favourite.
Harry Truss
mmm wine
Tim Woolfenden
I love a bottle of red wine with Sunday lunch
Liam Fitzpatrick
Love a good merlot with a meaty dinner 🙂
Amy Jo McLellan
I enjoy a rosé most of all!
Kelly Cleeton
Australian Riesling
Aaron Milne
Love Red wines the best
Samantha R
White pinot grigio is my favourite.
Lindsay Els
A dry white
Matt Brasier
rose is my favourite
elaine stokes
a chilled italian white.... or some fizz
sue mcdermott
Merlot
jackie curran
I like a sweet wine like liebfraumilch or moscatel
Elizabeth Smith
A nice fruity merlot
Kimberley Hazelton
Cabernet Sauvignon
Deborah Green
Pinot Grigio
becci cleary
An Ice Cold Sauvignon Blanc
Paula Davies
A good French red
Marilyn farquharson
What a lovely idea! A real treat!
Elizabeth English
My favourite wine? An open one!
zoe somerfield
I do like a rose or white, any kind
Carolynn Woodland
I love a good Australian red wine, particularly a Shiraz
Danielle Pooley
Prosseco
Geoff Hibbert
I like red wine and white and rose but my favourite is Champagne
Anne Plumb
Sparkling Rose
Natalie Thomason
A nice fruity red
alice lightning
red lovely giveaway
Marie Rule
My favourite type of wine is a French Merlot.
Adrian Bold
We love a nice white wine or rose.
Victoria B
I love a Bordeaux
Robyn Clarke
I love a good cabernet sauvignon or a merlot
Alisa Moore
My favourite type of wine is a pinot noir
Alison Macdonald
Malbec or Merlot
Maria P
red -cabernet sauvignon
ElizM
If I had to pick only one, it would be champagne - otherwise, my favourite changes according to my mood and my choice of food, the season, the weather...
Sarah B
Rioja, every time.
Hazel Rea
My favoaurite type of wine is s Riesling or a Rose.
Laura Khomutova
Pinot grigio
Carol Cliffe
A merlot orRioja
Laura Britton
Merlot
Elizabeth Yeates
Sauvignon blanc
Natalie Holland
sauvingnon blanc! From New zealand generally.
Deborah Clarke
Has to be Prosseco. Can't beat snuggling up beside the fireplace with my wonderful fiance Mark awww and a nice glass of something fizzy. Fab giveaway would love to be your lucky winner
Ellen Stafford
Red wine is my fave!
Lynda Moore
Definitely red and preferably a Malbec. Love the recipe.
Alison Clark
I have really got into Muscadet at the moment - I'm not drinking in January but looking forward to a nice bottle in February.
Ian Yates
Not over-chilled Chardonnay.
Erica Price
Chateauneuf du Pape
laura stewart
i like Sauvignon Blanc 🙂
Sheena Read
Chardonnay
Sarah-Dawn Pope
I like Chardonnay
Julie Camm
At the moment I'm liking Sauvignon Blanc
Catherine L
one of my faves is Chardonnay!
olivia Kirby
Cava, Champagne or a dry English fizz
Ruth Wollerton
I love Chardonnay and PROSECCO.
Farah Elmer
Red is my fave! In particular in winter, Chilean as it has uplifting warm & has a rich deep flavour.
Wendy Guy
Chardonnay
Angela Macdonald
I like a nice Chardonnay
Jennifer Baker
Rose x x x
tammi nutting
i like a rose
Zoe Graham
Prosecco!
Mandy Betts
A nice dry white wine
Danielle Spencer
a cold glass of Chardonnay
AnnaS
Great Reciepe. I like figs and goat cheese combination.Great Giveaway Thanx
Andrea A
My favourite type of wine is red wine.
Robert Greef
Prefer Red wines
adrian price
I LOVE A DRY WHITE WINE
Hayley Todd
I absolutely love a cold glass of Chardonnay!
Katherine Lucas
I like a nice Merlot
Karen Maxwell
White Chardonnay is my favourite or a Rose Zinfandel
Louise Comb
Mine is probably a Spumante, but I enjoy different wines at different times
Daisy Belle
Red Merlot
Sheila Reeves
I like a not too rich red, something like a Temprenillo or Burgundy
Emma
Merlot 🙂
Miss Tracy Hanson
Merlot and Shiraz for me, although do like Chardonnay as well. A bit of a random statement but my boss at work calls rose wine CONFUSED wine. 🙂
Kerry Wild
White but i do like a nice Merlot
Laura Avery
Nice ice cold chardonnay on a summers day, delightful, a book perhaps and a beautiful garden to enjoy it all in.
Hayley Pemberton
rose is my favourite
Ruth lee
Pinot grigio
Fiona Martin
A Pinot Grigio for me!
Mary Baldwin
A Riesling for me, but not one that's too dry as that stops me enjoying my food.
Sheila
Sauvignon Blanc
Alison
I like most reds but usually choose a Merlot
Nikki Easton
My favourite wine is a merlot. Love it with food or on its own.
Ali Fanstone
I like rose not too sweet but not sharp either
Karen Whittaker
I love Gruner Veltliner and Gewurztraminer - a throwback to when I used to live in Austria.
Val Pownall
I love red wine - especially a nice Shiraz
Cathryn Crawshaw
white
Kelly Cooper
I love a medium white wine. I’m loving black tower at the moment
Chloe Brill
White wine is my favorite
David Powell
We are working our way through all the wines that use the Merlot grape = nice job
Gemma Massey
I love red wine when it’s cold or with spaghetti and white wine when it’s warmer especially sitting outside
David Powell
It is always a surprise trying a new wine.
Simone Griffin
I love rose wine
Lucinda Fortune
A nice Rose
Emma Hussain
Merlot
denise s
Montepulciano wine is my absolute favourite especially in italy !
Jason Tolliss
A nice dry red
ellie spider
I like a nice light fruity Rose
Diana
Shiraz
DAWN HULL
My favourite wine has to be a nice chilled pinot grigio.
Ileana
I love a good fresh Rose
claire little
rose
Zoe Payne
rose
Sam Parkes
Merlot and Prosecco are my favorite, I couldn't just choose one.
Fiona Johnstone
Blossom Hill white wine is lovely. I do prefer white wine although hubby likes red. So I don't need to share.
Amanda Cole
Always Sauvignon blanc
Debbie Preston
Red - Merlot usually
Emma Davison
White
Sarah Wilson
Sauvignon Blanc
Julia Mason
Alcoholic :0) OK I do love a good burgandy
Stephanie Whitehurst
I love rosè
Rachael Sexey
Shiraz
Emily Fraser
Merlot 🙂
Anthea Holloway
Careener from Chile
Rowena Wood
I love a Merlot, not to bothered about which brand.
Jessica Barber
Chardonnay every time!
Kimberley Ashe
malbec!!! its delicious!
Laura Corrall
i love red wine! I quite like using white wine for cooking though.
Elle Warwick
cabernet sauvignon
Alison
I like a nice white wine
Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog)
rose or white
Rai
A nice red, especially ones from South America. Thanks
dana
sauterne
Susan Martin
I like heavy reds with spice and a fruit flavour
Rachel Bonness
I love a Merlot!
Gemma Aktekin
Alcoholic Wine...... Nah Just joking.... White Zinfandel
Fiona Mallard
I prefer Rose wine
Emma Smith
Currently I am only trying non alcohol wines and there are some really good ones about.
Lisa Wilkinson
Sauvignon Blanc
Rose Edwards
Pinot Gris is my current favourite
Tracey S Anderson
I have recently been introduced to a Chilean white which is tantalisingly very moor-ish 🙂 X
Tristan M
I’m really not fussy, my favourite wine is any good red.
lorraine kirk
I like Rose wine 🙂
Kat Allinson
Amarone della Valpolicella
sheri Darby
Merlot these days
jen jackson
Pinot Grigio
John Tingay
At the moment I am really into Gewurztraminer - avoid the dry and go for off-dry or medium sweet.
Emily Hutchinson
Rioja is my fave
Rena Plumridge
My favourite is Australian shiraz
Patricia Dewey
Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.
Tracy B
I really enjoy Chablis or a good Chardonnay depending on the meal we are having.
Maria Jane Knight
I love a fruity white zinfandel rose
Sarah Lee
My favourite is merlot
Michaela Smith
A nice white wine .
clair downham
a nice malbec
francis lee
my favourtire type of wine is Echo Falls summer berries Rose
Jenny Barker
Red for me love Malbec
Cardine Woolsey
Rose is my favourite type of wine x
Jane
Chablis
Katrina Downie
A sweet rose is my favorite
Georgina Sudron
A red wine does wonders
Deborah Hambleton
I love New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Andrea Upton
I like a dry white wine
nicky pearce
Rose
michael chapman
zinfandel
Lisa McCormack
Moscato
Susan B
I adore a really smooth and dry Merlot.
P Williams
Tempted to say "any" however I've been to New Zealand many times and love NZ wines. One favourite is Oyster Bay
Liam Bishop
Red, love a merlot for sheer drinkability!
Kimberley Ryan
my favourite has to be a red zinfandel
Sandra Bald
I enjoy a glass or 2 of Sancerre
sarah fielding
Definitely white!
amanda walsh
I love a nice zinfandel
Charlotte
I’m not a wine connoisseur by any means but anything red is good with me
Chris Bell
I'm not really much of a wine connoisseur so I need much learning in this area, but I like sweetish whites and nice fruity rose's
Colin Gault
Simple Rose
Natalie Crossan
Chardonnay
Eleanor Powell
A love Shiraz and Merlot preferably South Australian
Rachel McMillan
A nice bottle of Rioja
MichelleD
I love a Shiraz!
Jane Adair
I love a chianti
Karen Richards
At the moment it’s Zinfandel Rose
Jessica Powell
Red wine is my favourite 🙂
MANDY DOHERTY
Pinot Grigio
Bridgette West
Anything sparkling 🙂
Graeme Macmillan
Chenin Blanc
Joanna Ford
Pinot Grigio
Sion Gibby
nice crips sauvignon blanc
Fay Burman
White wine is my favourite type
Suzanne Jackson
Love a South African Pinotage
Rosie Boundy
Tricky... my favourite would depend on the meal... probably red if I had to decide!
Rosie Boundy
This recipe sounds yummy. Thanks. The wine would go nicely with it I’m sure!
Lisa George
I love a Chardonnay, especially in the summer!
Stef
Pinot Grigio
Lyla
Rose is my favourite
C Philip
Moscato
Julie Edwards
I do love a nice white wine
Liz T
Red wine is my favourite (Merlot)
Christine Caple
I love all types, but my favourite is rose
Natasha R-M
I like to try different wines - but prefer red to white.
Tracy Gladman
I like a nice bottle of French Fitou
leanne weir
Rose
Karen R
I tend to go for something like a shiraz xx
Susan Trubey
rioja
clara b
Malbec
Keith Hunt
Rose
Katie Skeoch
I love a rioja, tasty with just about any meal
Tracey Belcher
I am not sure I have a favourite - a wine for all occasions more like but I guess I drink a Merlot more often than others
Rich Tyler
I love red, esp Shiraz
Sarah Austin
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
ADEINNE TONNER
My favourite type of wine has to be Prosecco
Rachel Atkinson
Lovely! My favourite wine is Pinot Grigio.
Hayley Lynch
Rose or Ginger wine
mari sutherland
A good drinking claret
Alison Spencer
Pinot grigio
Becky D'Souza
Pinot Grigio - I love white wine
purpleshoes
pinot grigio
June Lord
Chablis is my absolute favourite wine.
JULIE WARD
Pinot Grigio, I'm not usually fussy as long as its white
Ellie Wood
Merlot is my favourite type of wine, love a good glass curled up.
MARK HOPKINS
A lovely Rose wine. Zinfandel.
Ryan Painter
Red Wine
Milly Youngman
I love a sweet rose!
Richard Eldred Hawes
An Argentinian Malbec is my current favourite wine as it is winter
Frances H
My favourite glass of wine is one that someone else buys for me.
Clare Hubbard
Love a fruity red wine
Carole Nott
my favourite type of wine is a dry white chardonnay
claire woods
I'm not too fusy about country or brand but I prefer white.
katie w
A nice fruity red
donna l jones
mine is rose
CHRISTINE SUTHERLAND
Red wine
Sarah N
I like rose wine the best. I've no particular favourite
kelly morgan
Rose is my favourite
Louise Fairweather
Red is my favourite - something like a Malbec
Heather Brannan
It has to be pinot grigio
Shan G
I like a nice rioja.
patrick quilty
rioja red wine at the moment
Katrina Adams
Rose for me every time - I tend to stick to what I know. I don't know a lot about wine and this would be a great chance to try something different.
Darren Freeman
Cabernet sauvignon
Beky Austerberry
I love Rose and sparkly wine
Sarah Mccaffery
I prefer a dry white wine.
michelle o'neill
i love white wine x
Kirsty Fox
Medium white wine is my favourite
Jo Hutchings
I love most wines! But my favourites tend to be Chardonnays.
Alison Ford
I’m going to try your sourdough from the starter Nic gave me.
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
Let me know how you get on
Margaret
I prefer a rose wine
Margaret Gallagher
White slightly SPARKLING and not to SWEET
Rebecca Parke
Has to be riojia every Time
Nicki Simpson
I love a nice merlot
Emily Belfield
A rich red
craig austin
Pinot grigio
Anthony G
I like a nice fruity red, not too dry.
Megan Kinsey
My favourite white is Sancerre and my favourite red is Malbec!
Emma C
sauvignon blanc - chilean especially
Angela Kelly
I prefer a sweet white wine.
Catherine Blackburn
Pinot grigio
Mark Mccaffery
I like a rose wine
Kev Cannon
I prefer red wine over white/rose and I'm partial to wines from South Africa and Australia - A nice Hardys Merlot goes down very nicely
Smithster
Grenache mmmmmm so dark and rich. I quite like Elysium red dessert wine as well
Rebecca Brown
I love riesling wines, they're definitely my favourite!
Michaela Hannah
I love white zinfandel
Lorna Roberts
rose
Lorna Ledger
I love a really heavy Red! thanks for the chance
Amanda Richardson
Do enjoy a good glass of sauvignon blanc
Maliya
Tignanello is my favourite - I don't get it often enough!
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
I don't know that one
cat holdcroft
I love a complex full bodied red, so like chianti or Malbec
Caroline Hunter
I like a dry, white wine, something like Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio. However, if I'm at a party I like a bit of fizz!
charlotte
I tend to go for a pinot grigio. But would pick a Riesling if available
Thomas Buchanan
chateauneuf de pape
Ruth Harwood
Pinot Grigio xx
Julie T
I prefer white wine and my husband prefers red so we always have both available.
Lyndsey
rose
Kevin Honey
Merlot
Sheena Batey
Rose and White in the summer red in the winter
Tracy Newton
I love most wines, but prefer champagne or Prosecco
Helen Adams
I really like rioja
Fay
I like any type of white wine. Not a fan of red
Angie McDonald
Rose wine is my favourite!
Rosehip
I like a bit of fizz, partial to champagne...
Natalie White
I love a good Malbec!
Philippa Bradbury
White wine is my favourite, especially dry wines from New Zealand
Nikki Hayes
Rose wine is my favourite (never can remember how to get the accent over the e) - thanks for the lovely giveaway :o)
Isabel O
I know it's not very high brow but I can always go for a glass of sweet rose!
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
There are no wrong or right wines to like, just drink what you enjoy is my motto.
Barbara Knight
I like a dry white wine, although I have recently acquired a taste for rich red wines.
Iain Colquhoun
Muscadet is my all-time favourite. But I do like to give others a try.
Laura Pritchard
Fruity roses
Mandy
I am definitely not a wine expert but I always enjoy an Argentinean Malbec.
Margaret Clarkson
Sancerre
jo liddement
I like a Pinot Noir Wine best of all
Ren Taylor
I love a good Merlot in general or a Pinot Grigio with white meat and pasta
ROBERT MCINTOSH
Big, full-on French reds! 🙂
Jennifer
I love some bubbles......I like prossecco.......and I love and adore champagne.....Bollinger being my favourite...
Jen
I’m no wine connoisseur but have become very partial to a glass of red in recent times - a nice merlot or cab sauv
charlotte
a lovely bottle of merlot
Joanne Beale
Love a Sauvignon Blanc but also love Spanish Wines Rioja and Torres
Ray Dodds
Shiraz
Emily Henley
I love a Torrontes! Only discovered it a few years back but it's by far my favourite now!
Sarah Ann
A nice white wine or rose!
Jennifer Wlodyka
I love Chilean white and argentine reds
David Nicolson
I enjoy Merlot the best
Alica
I prefer a sweet white wine. Great giveaway! Thank you for the chance x
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
Your welcome - Good Luck
Lisa Day
Wolf Blass Red Label Shiraz Cabernet is my favourite as it's great with a lot of different meals and foods.
melanie stirling
Sweet white wine.
Solange
I like a Prosecco.
Ann-Marie Gould
Rose is my favourite wine
Margaret Davidson
Malbec
helen tovell
A cold glass of dry white wine for me
Sinead Egan
I absolutely love this recipe, I will definitely give it a try.
Sinead Egan
Chardonnay being my favourite!
rose h
definitely red. i like south african ones best
Eliza Rychlowska
I love Merlot
Eileen Sumner
Love a sparkling wine especially champagne
Sarah Rees
I like a rose
Iris
That looks delicious, I like red or white wine the same it always depends on the occasion or what meal to go with
Ashleigh Allan
Pinot gricio
Amanda tanner
Medium dry white
Joanne Darneill
mmm shiraz
Rebecca Turner
Definitely a Malbec
Kayleigh Tanner
I love a Pinot Grigio, but I will never ever say no to a prosecco!
Jim Milligan
really depends on the occasion, but enjoying a nice merlot
ruth robinson
i really enjoy a light refreshing white zinfandel thank u great prize
EMMA WALTERS
a light rose
laura banks
there is a very nice Californian white wine in my local shop
Jules Eley
cold and white 🙂
Sarah mcleod
Malbec. I love Malbec
Jo Hutchinson
A Sauvignon Blanc
Monika Dabrowski
Your starter looks lovely! I always drink white wine, don't really have a specific one that I like, but generally smooth, creamy wines are my favourite!
Susan Lloyd
I don't drink much (hangovers with 3 young children are evil), so when I do I go for a crisp prosecco x
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
Hangovers with two kids were not great either. Luckily I am past that now
Nico @ yumsome
Before I was vegan, baked figs with dolcelatte was my usual starter when I gave dinner parties - now I make a vegan version with my cultured blue (cashew) cheese... but because the cheese takes several months to mature, it's now reserved for very special dinner parties!
Regarding my favourite wine; for everyday purposes (I'm not a lush, I'm Italian, ha ha!), you can't beat a fresh young Valpolicella. When I go home to Venice for a visit, I head straight for a sfuso, and fill up a flagon (OK, a litre bottle)! For something a bit more special, then a good robust Barolo generally hits the mark. And when getting together with my best friend, only Prosecco will do - it's our travelling quaff too! Ha ha! And it's what I'll be opening when we move out of my MIL's, and into our new apartment in January!
When I was much younger, Pinot Noir, from the foothills of the Carpathians was always my favourite... never did I dream I'd end up living in Transylvania, and drinking said wine with my neighbours on long summer evenings. My friends, Iacob and Emilia make the best wine ever! I left our Transylvanian village a mere three weeks ago, and already it feels like a lifetime. I miss my friends... but after living overseas for six years, it's good to be back in Britain again. And being back does mean I'll be a part of my granddaughter's life now!
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
It really sounded like you have been on quite an adventure over the last few years but yes I'm sure being part of your granddaughter's life will more than make up for it. I love how wine can bring back memories and help you relive special moments in your life. I know I asked it but I find it almost impossible to say what my favourite wine. Have a lovely Christmas. j x
Kim Neville
My favourite is Prosecco
Rachel Craig
Dry white wine, also like sparkling white wine.
Tracy Nixon
I love rose wine
Alison Johnson
Shiraz
iain maciver
cab sauvignon
Joo Dee
a nice rosé
amanda w
whatever is wet with a %! haha
i like a nice fruity one!!
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
lol
Angela Treadway
Rose x
Debbie
Sounds like my kind of Christmas day starter Jacqui! Easy, tasty and full of flavour my favourite wine has to be the one we had at our wedding in Italy- valpolicella ripasso 🙂
Kath Hooper
This looks a tasty recipe and I'm tempted to try it with my current favourite wine , which is prosecco
Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder
Love the recipe as figs and parma ham are such a classic combination and so simple yet sophisticated. Perfect starter to impress in my opinion! As for the wine I'm red every time and Spanish Rioja is my ultimate favourite (unless you tempt me with something sparkling like Cava or Prosecco) 🙂
Sabrina Sommer
Usually a merlot or any other redwine in great company , especially when a good friend is cooking dinner for me 🙂
Eva
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is always welcome at mine! (Not that I turn my nose up at much.)
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
Oh yes its welcome at mine too 🙂
Jenny walters
To be frank-all wine is a winner with me.I like both red and white equally.Sauvignon Blanca is my absolute fave!
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
I like your way of thinking.
jenny walters
I also wanted to say Jacqui that your salad looks absolutely gorgeous. Classic flavours,stylishly presented.Right up my street!
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
Thank you Jenny
Cat
Absolutely love the sound of this, the flavours are all ones I love. I'll have to try this!x
Jacqueline Bellefontaine
It is really easy I have a feeling i shall be using the recipe a lot not just at Christmas 🙂 J x
Nicola Fonti
My white wine preference is usually Chardonnay and this is a particular delicious example of the wine variety.
Carol Hustler
My favourite wine depends on the occasion, but usually I'll go for a red - a simple rioja or a hefty cab sauvignon for really cold winter nights
Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook
Such a simple, yet delicious meal, Jacqui! Thanks for sharing & happy Tuesday! x
Martin Woodhead
Champagne its a wine