August 12, 2021

Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese, Honey, and Cracked Pepper

Name: Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese, Honey, and Cracked Pepper
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 6-8 figs (Black Mission or your favorite varietal); 1 tablespoon honey; 1 teaspoon goat cheese (per fig); Freshly cracked Pepper to taste

Figs are so delicious and in the summer (through October) when at peak season, they are hard to pass up. I love this recipe of Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese, Honey, and Cracked Pepper because it requires no cooking, is ready in less than 10 minutes and presents (and tastes) like a restaurant-quality appetizer.

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For this very easy-to-make, yet delicious appetizer you will need only four ingredients: fresh figs, goat cheese, honey and pepper.

Fig Preparation

Cut off stems from figs. Then cut each fig into quarters without cutting all the way through (see photo above). Next, carefully add goat cheese into the middle of each fig.

Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese, Honey, and Cracked Pepper

Transfer figs to a platter and arrange as desired. Drizzle honey on top and add freshly cracked pepper. That’s it. Easy. Quick. Beautiful. Tasty!

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Fresh Figs with Goat Cheese, Honey, and Cracked Pepper

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American, Mediterranean

Keyword: black pepper, figs, gluten free, goat cheese, honey

Servings: 1 fig/person

Author: GFchow @ gfchow.com

Ingredients

6-8 figs Black Mission or your favorite varietal
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon goat cheese per fig
Freshly cracked Pepper to taste

Instructions

Wash, dry and remove stems from the figs.
Cut each fig into quarters without cutting all of the way through the fig.
Place an approximate teaspoon of goat cheese into each fig.
Arrange figs on a platter and drizzle honey on top and finish with freshly cracked pepper to taste.

Notes

Figs are the absolute best and sweetest when they are soft (not mushy, just soft). So don’t be shy, gently give them a squeeze to make sure your figs are soft. Often times, figs can be as hard as rocks.

If your figs are firm, leave them on the counter for a day to soften up before refrigerating them.

Use your favorite honey and goat cheese.

This appetizer is meant to be served at room temperature in order for the flavors to meld.

Depending of the size of the figs, I estimate 1-2 figs per person.

Experiment with different garnish…crushed nuts, chives, lemon zest, etc

Recipe developed by me.

If you like this GFchow recipe, you may also like these recipes. Raspberry Baked Brie, Halloumi Toast with Grapefruit Marmalade, and Arugula Salad with Figs, Peaches, Goat Cheese Crumbles and Granola.

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The recipes you find here are considered by me to be gluten free. However, it is up to you to make sure the ingredients you use are gluten free. Whenever possible, I will list specific brands of ingredients that I use, but always be sure to check the labels yourself to verify the item is gluten free.