Fig salad with cranberry jelly
Prep
6h
15m
Cook
05m
serves
6
Add some sparkle to fresh seasonal fruit with a juicy little cranberry jelly and any berries that may be around. Begin this recipe a day ahead.
Ingredients (5)
- 2 cups (500ml) cranberry juice
- 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar
- 6 gold-strength gelatine leaves
- 8 ripe figs
- 150g mixed summer berries (such as blueberries and raspberries)
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Soak the gelatine leaves in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes.
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2.Meanwhile, place the cranberry juice and sugar in a small saucepan over medium-low heat and stir until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat. Squeeze out the excess water from the gelatine.
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3.Whisk the gelatine into the hot cranberry mixture until combined, then strain through a sieve.
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4.Pour into a straight-sided container so that the liquid sits at least 1cm deep. Cover and refrigerate overnight to set.
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5.To serve, cut the figs into 1cm-thick slices and casually arrange on a platter or four pretty plates. Turn the jelly out onto a board and chop into 1cm cubes (or larger if you prefer). Scatter the jelly and the berries over the figs and serve.
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