Corsican Anchoiade with Figs



Anchovies? That's so crazy, it just might work

It's like a tapenade, except instead of "tapen" it's made with "anchoa" which are....anchovies! It sounds crazy, but the spread is excellent. The anchovy and garlic give it a lovely, grown-up piquancy and balance the sweetness of the figs. I got this recipe from The Traveler's Lunchbox and modified it to use a food scale and more commonly-available ingredients. If you happen to have a bag of dried figs, garlic and a tube of anchovy paste handy, take it as a sign that you should try this recipe.

Tools needed:

1. Blender


2. Food scale

Ingredients:

1. 120 grams dried figs (about one cup)
2. 2 grams anchovy paste (about two inches as you squirt it out of the tube) or 1 anchovy
3. one quarter of a garlic clove or 2 drops garlic oil
4. Enough hot water so that the blender will work

Directions:

1. Blend the ingredients