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fig and butter board

Fig and Butter Board

Combine fig butter, honey, flakey sea salt, blue cheese and arugula with high quality butter to create a sweet and savory board that is sure to impress any guest or take your at-home date night to the next level.
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Course: Appetizer
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • ¼- ½ cup high-quality salted butter
  • 4-6 tablespoons fig butter
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon flakey sea salt
  • 2-3 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
  • ¼ cup arugula roughly chopped
  • Baguette and crackers to serve with

Method
 

  1. Start with cold or room temperature butter. Cold butter can be whipped in a food processor or mixer for several minutes until fluffy, scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally. Room temperature butter does not need to be whipped.
  2. Use a spoon or knife to spread butter onto a board or plate. Then add 4-6 dollops of fig butter and swirl with a spoon.
  3. Drizzle with honey, sprinkle with sea salt and top with a generous handful of blue cheese.
  4. Roughly chop arugula and sprinkle over top.
  5. Serve immediately with chopped bread or savory crackers.

Notes

Fig butter or jam can be replaced with any type of fruit spread: blackberry, orange marmalade, raspberry etc.
For texture and crunch, lightly toast nuts such as walnuts or pecans, finely chop and sprinkle over top.
Blue cheese gives a sharp contrast of savory and salty flavor against the sweetness of the jam and honey. Try substituting with a crumbled sharp white cheddar or gorgonzola.
The above board is medium-sized and used ¼ cup butter, which could serve 3-4 people. For a larger board, use a full ½ cup butter.