Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.
Recipe information
Yield
Serves 12 as Part of a Buffet
Ingredients
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
2 pints fresh green and/or purple figs, stemmed
2 large firm-ripe nectarines
a 1/4-pound piece Smithfield ham or prosciutto, cut into 1/4-inch-thick julienne strips
Garnish: mint sprigs and/or fresh grape leaves
Preparation
Step 1
In a small saucepan, boil wine and water with sugar until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes, and remove pan from heat. Cool wine syrup slightly and chill. Wine syrup may be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered.
Step 2
Halve figs and cut nectarines into thin wedges. In a bowl, gently toss fruit with ham or prosciutto and half of wine syrup.
Step 3
Arrange salad on a platter and pour remaining wine syrup over it. Garnish salad with mint and/or grape leaves.
