{"id":61679,"date":"2009-12-03T15:48:34","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T20:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=134556"},"modified":"2009-12-03T15:48:34","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T20:48:34","slug":"holiday-recipes-roasted-fresh-figs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/61679","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Recipes: Roasted Fresh Figs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for a healthy holiday dish, check out this recipe for <strong>roasted fresh figs<\/strong> featuring Veggie &#8212; the #1 soy-based cheese alternative. <strong>Veggie<\/strong> was recently re-formulated with an organic ingredient base and an improved taste. Check your local grocery store&#8217;s produce section to buy the new improved Veggie. It&#8217;s an excellent source of calcium without cholesterol, saturated or trans fat, or lactose.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134557\" src=\"http:\/\/images1.blisstree.com\/files\/2009\/12\/Stuffed-Figs.JPG\" alt=\"Stuffed Figs\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roasted Fresh Figs with Smoked Almonds and Veggie Cheddar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Makes 2 Servings<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nIngredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8 figs, fresh and ripe<\/li>\n<li>8 smoke almonds, whole<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 Veggie Block Cheddar Flavor, crumbled or grated (or simply substitute the Veggie Block with your favorite Galaxy product)<\/li>\n<li>Kosher salt and black pepper, as needed<\/li>\n<li>Non stick vegetable spray, as needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.<\/li>\n<li>Trim the top stem off of the fresh fig. Standing it up, cut downward towards the bottom without cutting through. Repeat this step going the opposite way to make it seem as if the fig has been quartered.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully place a whole almond in the middle of each sliced area, pushing it down into the fig, which will open it up a little bit.<\/li>\n<li>Do the same with the Veggie Cheddar.<\/li>\n<li>Place the figs upright on a baking sheet or dish. Spray quickly with the nonstick vegetable oil spray, and season with a pinch of salt.<\/li>\n<li>Bake in the oven until the Veggie Cheddar is melted, and the figs are warmed through, about 12 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Chef\u2019s Note:<\/em> Look for figs that are tender, but not mushy when buying in the supermarket.<\/p>\n<p><em>Recipe and image courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/GalaxyFoods.com\">GalaxyFoods.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/holiday-recipes-roasted-fresh-figs\/\">Holiday Recipes: Roasted Fresh Figs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking for a healthy holiday dish, check out this recipe for roasted fresh figs featuring Veggie &#8212; the #1 soy-based cheese alternative. Veggie was recently re-formulated with an organic ingredient base and an improved taste. Check your local grocery store&#8217;s produce section to buy the new improved Veggie. It&#8217;s an excellent source [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}