Gorgeous rosemary prune skewers
The French have such a deep respect for wild food, and these beautiful skewers are my tribute to their wonderful local ingredients. They're quite rustic, and exciting. As you can see, I made these using thick woody rosemary sprigs, the sort you'll see in farmers' markets all over the country or find growing wild. Using rosemary as a skewer is great, because it shares its flavour with the other ingredients. If you can't get woody sprigs, just soak some regular wooden skewers or even cocktail sticks in water and use those instead. If you're having a party, make up a few batches of these and have them standing by ready to cook. They're ridiculously easy to prepare and everyone will love them.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 11 of 13 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| White Bread | 1 slice (30g) white | 79 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Rosemary | 1 tsp dried (1.2g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Prune | not in our table | 0 |
| Quince | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 long woody sprigs fresh rosemary
- ½ loaf rustic white bread, crusts removed
- 12 ready-to-eat prunes
- 50 g soft goat's cheese
- 12 shelled walnut halves
- 6 rashers higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon, halved lengthways
- 1 small bunch fresh bay, leaves picked
- olive oil
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons quince jelly or apricot jam
- 1 bunch fresh thyme
- extra virgin olive oil