In my back yard when I was a young child we had fig trees and one of the trees hung over the barn roof. When I came from school my friend and I would climb up the tree on to the roof and pick the figs. I used to bring as many as I could carry for my Mom because she loved to make jam, put them in salads, stuffed them, and baked with them.

 

Stuffed Figs with Goat Cheese, Pistachios, and Honey

 

 

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients:

12 black mission figs

½ cup chopped pistachios (optional: walnuts or hazelnuts)

¼ cup honey

1 large baking dish

8 oz. goat cheese

 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1. Chop the pistachios finely

2. Mix pistachios with cheese

3. Rinse the figs and gently dry them

4. Quarter them, leave the base whole

5. Mix goat cheese and pistachios in a bowl

6. Make 1 inch balls of mixture (goat cheese and pistachios)

7. Stuff the figs with the mixture

8. Place them on a baking dish

9. Drizzle honey on them

10. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes

11. Serve warm or cold

Happy cooking!

The Petite Gourmande

© 2018 by Ruth Barnes, all rights reserved

 

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