Fig and Goat Cheese Recipe

Sweet and jammy ripe figs are baked with tangy goat's cheese, chopped pistachios and drizzled with balsamic for a sweet-and-savoury combo.  

An easy starter course that's ready in just 15 minutes. 😋

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What are figs?

Figs are the fruit of the ficus tree, which is part of the mulberry family. They have a unique, sweet taste, soft and chewy texture, and are filled with slightly crunchy, edible seeds.

Fresh figs are delicate and perishable, and therefore, they are often dried to preserve them. This produces a sweet and nutritious dried fruit that can be enjoyed all year round.

There are many varieties of figs which vary in colour and texture; my favourite is the Bursa fig. 

Bursa is a medium to large black fig with a deliciously honey-like flavour when really tender and mature, that are mainly grown in Turkey, and has a dark purplish-black colouration.

You know when the fruit is ripe because the skin is velvety to the touch.

I could only get brown figs in Tesco's that were from Israel; they were much smaller than the Bursa fig, but still delicious.

Health benefits of fresh figs

An 80g serving of fresh figs (approx. two medium-sized figs) counts as one of your five-a-day 😊

• high in fibre

• rich in antioxidants

• can support healthy blood pressure

• bone-friendly minerals

• can improve diet quality and aid weight management

An 80g serving of fresh figs provides

• 34 kcal/148KJ

• 1g protein

• 0.2g fat

• 7.6g carbohydrate

• 1.6g fibre

• 160mg potassium

• 12mg magnesium

• 30mg calcium

• 120mcg carotene

Ingredients

• 2 ripe figs

• 40g of soft goat's cheese

• a few unsalted pistachios - roughly chopped

• good-quality balsamic vinegar - to drizzle

• a few freshly snipped chives - to serve

I bet you're thinking chives - what the what?! I agree, but trust me, they work in this recipe. 😉 

How to bake figs in foil

Recipe in the printable recipe card below.

Cut a cross in each fig, leaving the base connected. Open out each fig and put half of the goat's cheese in the middle.

Put a fig in the middle of a square of strong kitchen foil - I use strong non-stick kitchen foil.  

Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.

Pull up the sides of the foil to make a loose parcel.

Put onto a baking sheet in a preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Open the parcels and sprinkle with a few snipped chives. Then serve immediately, still in the foil.

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Yield: 2

Author: Jan Bennett

Figs and Goat Cheese Recipe

Fresh figs are baked with pistachios and drizzled with balsamic vinegar and served warm from the oven.

Prep time: 2 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 17 Min

Ingredients

You will need a square of kitchen foil for each fig

• 2 ripe figs
• 40g of soft goat's cheese
• a few unsalted pistachios - roughly chopped
• good-quality balsamic vinegar - to drizzle
• a few freshly snipped chives - to serve

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 200°C/400°F or Gas 6

1. Using a sharp knife, cut a cross in each fig, leaving the base connected. Carefully open out each fig and put half of the goat's cheese in the middle.
2. Put a fig in the middle of a square of strong kitchen foil. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios and drizzle with balsamic vinegar.
3. Pull up the sides of the foil to make a loose parcel. Repeat with the other fig.
4. Put them onto a baking sheet in a preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes. Open the parcels and sprinkle with a few snipped chives. Then serve immediately, still in the foil.

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