Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Honey

February 8, 2017

Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese and Honey. Courtesy ReformJudaism.org

6 or more servings

On Tu B'Shvat, it is customary to eat foods containing the Seven Species and to bless them. These are wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, dates, and olives. Upscale restaurants and caterers are serving this combination of fruit and cheese that Middle Easterners enjoyed thousands of years ago. Although this is a simple preparation, the quality of each component must be very high for it to taste fantastic. It is best when figs are at the height of ripeness.

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Ingredients

12 ripe Mission or Brown Turkey figs, cut in half

4 ounces good-quality chèvre goat cheese

3–4 tablespoons wildflower or berry honey

French bread or crackers (optional)

Steps

Place figs on a plate cut side up.
Spread some of the goat cheese on each fig.
Drizzle with some honey and serve with bread or crackers.

Tina's Tidbits:

Alternatively, serve a plate with all of the ingredients and allow your guests to prepare their own. You can also serve them on a bed of lettuce as a first course.
Mission figs are named for the California Franciscan missions where they have been cultivated since 1770.

This recipe by Tina Wasserman was republished with permission from ReformJudaism.org.