Fig & Orange Carpaccio

An easy-to-make refreshing fruit delight!

Figs and oranges are a great duo, balancing between sweetness of the figs and bitterness (sometimes) of oranges. Serve the fig and orange carpaccio for breakfast or even as a light desert - perfect paired with fior di late ice cream. 

Ingredients (serves 4)

• 6 oranges

• 8 figs

• 3-4 sprigs of mint

• cinnamon (optional)

Method

• Peal the oranges and cut them in half. Gently slicing them legthwise and crosswise

• Place the orange in circle on a small plate. From the outside towards the inside of the plate

• Wash the figs and cut them in half. Gently slicing them crosswise

• Lay the fig onto the oranges, arranging them the same way

• Wash the mint and cut a few leaves which you can place over the orangeand fig layers, at the center of the plate.  

• Optional: Sprinkle a pinch of cinnamon