PROSCIUTTO E FICHI: AN ITALIAN SUMMER TRADITION

Some of Italy’s best summer dishes aren’t really recipes at all.

Prosciutto e fichi is one of them.

Just ripe figs, good Italian ham and, in Rome, a slice of fragrant pizza bianca.

Simple ingredients that appear every summer when figs reach their sweetest moment.

pizza prosciutto e fichi from Rome

ROMAN TRADITION

In Rome, prosciutto e fichi is often enjoyed with pizza bianca, the city’s famous olive oil flatbread.

Some people simply place the figs and ham on top.

Others open the bread and turn it into one of Rome’s most beloved summer sandwiches.

There’s hardly a more Roman combination.

If you’d like to dress it up a little, here’s a simple variation I enjoy making with chives and Parmesan flakes.

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Ham and figs appetizer

fresh figs the Italian way

Course authentic Italian recipes
Cuisine Italian
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 135 kcal
Author Claudia Rinaldi | Gourmet Project

Ingredients

  • 1 fig
  • 1 slice ham or parma ham prosciutto cotto or crudo
  • 2-3 sprigs chives optional
  • sea salt
  • olive oil
  • parmesan or pecorino flakes optional

Instructions

  1. Finely chop the chives.

  2. Roll each ham slice.

  3. Slice each fig into four without separating the edges, open it, and place the rolled ham in the middle.

  4. Season with the chives (and the optional cheese flakes), a few drops of olive oil, and a pinch of salt.

Enjoy your prosciutto e fichi!

Claudia