Cheesy Bacon and Fig Jam Melts
with Maple Mustard Butter- Wheat
- Barley
- Milk
- Sulphites
- Mustard
- Tree nuts
- Sesame
- Soy
- May contain traces of allergens
- Fish
- Egg
- Mustard
- Wheat
- Sulphites
- Gluten
- Milk
- Crustaceans
If bacon is your jam, these sweet and savoury bacon-fig jam and cheese curd sandwiches will melt your heart. Spread with maple mustard butter for extra decadence and deliciousness, these sandwiches are the real deal. Ingredients: Sandwich bun (unbleached untreated enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sea salt, yeast, malted barley flour) (barley, wheat) • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • Cucumber • Yellow onion • Spring mix (lolla rosa multi-leaf lettuce, red flash red oak lettuce, red leaf multi-leaf lettuce, green oak lettuce, bally hoo tango lettuce) • Cheese curds (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, calcium chloride) (milk) • Maple syrup • Fig spread (sugars (sugar, glucose, dried figs), water, modified corn starch, salt, pectin, citric acid, ascorbic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate) • Balsamic vinegar (wine vinegar, cooked grape must, grape juice concentrate, caramel colour, natural flavour, sulphites) (sulphites) • Whole grain mustard (water, white vinegar, mustard seeds, white wine vinegar, salt, sugar, mustard bran, citric acid, turmeric, spices, spice extract, natural flavour, xanthan gum) (mustard).
Ingredients
100 g
Bacon Strips
2 unit(s)
Sandwich Bun
(Contains: Wheat, Barley May be present: Tree nuts, Sesame, Soy)
1 unit(s)
Mini Cucumber
½ unit(s)
Yellow Onion
56 g
Spring Mix
½ cup
Cheese Curds
(Contains: Milk)
1 tbsp
Fig Spread
(May be present: Sesame, Soy, Fish, Egg, Mustard, Wheat, Sulphites, Gluten, Milk, Crustaceans, Tree nuts)
1 tbsp
Balsamic Vinegar
(Contains: Sulphites May be present: Mustard, Sesame, Soy, Tree nuts, Wheat, Egg, Fish, Milk)
2 tbsp
Maple Syrup
1 tbsp
Whole Grain Mustard
(Contains: Mustard May be present: Soy, Crustaceans, Wheat, Milk, Sesame, Sulphites, Egg, Gluten, Fish)
Not included in your delivery
1 tbsp
Butter*
(Contains: Milk)
1 tbsp
Oil*
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
Nutrition facts
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 450˚F.
- Remove 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter from the fridge and set aside to come up to room temperature.
- Wash and dry all produce.
- Cut cucumber into 1/4-inch rounds.
- Peel, halve, then cut half the onion into 1/4-inch slices (use whole onion for 4 servings).
- Cut bacon crosswise into 1/4-inch strips. (TIP: Use kitchen shears to cut bacon with ease.)
- Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high.
- When hot, add onions and bacon. Cook for 5-7 min, stirring occasionally, until onions brown and bacon is cooked through.**
- Carefully drain and discard excess fat.
- Add half the vinegar and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) water. Cook for 1 min, until water is reduced.
- Remove from heat, then add half the fig spread (use all for 4 servings) and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) maple syrup. Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- Add cheese curds, stir, then set aside to melt slightly.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, add butter, mustard and 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) maple syrup. Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- On a parchment-lined baking sheet, arrange buns, cut-side up.
- Spread butter mixture on cut-sides of buns.
- Toast buns in the top of the oven for 4-5 min, until lightly golden. (TIP: Keep an eye on them so they don't burn!).
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl, add remaining vinegar, 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) maple syrup and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine.
- Add spring mix and cucumbers. Toss to coat.
- Spread cheesy bacon jam on bottom buns. Close with top buns.
- Halve melts, if you like.
- Divide melts and salad between plates. (TIP: Add some salad mix to the sandwich, if you like).
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Aug 2026- Flavour: The sweet and savoury combination of fig jam, bacon, and maple mustard butter was a standout hit with reviewers. Many called it one of the best sandwiches they had made from a meal kit.
- Ease of prep: Most found the recipe quick and straightforward to pull together; some noted the bacon cooking steps felt a bit lengthy.
- Suggestions: Add more bacon and cheese curds to fill the sandwich more satisfyingly. Some reviewers suggest adding apple slices to balance the richness, or stirring the remaining fig spread into the salad dressing for extra flavour.
- Portions: Several reviewers found the filling barely enough for two sandwiches, and recommend scaling up the bacon and jam mixture if cooking for a full serving.
