GOAT CHEESE-STUFFED FIGS WRAPPED IN BACON

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This is another of the recipes that disappeared so quickly that I didn't get to take a photo of them....they are that good!! They have a little bit of sweet from the fig, some tang from the cheese, and salt from the bacon. A great balance of flavors! The aged goat cheese called for in this recipe is firmer than fresh and has a dry rind. Two of the kinds that work best in this dish are Bucheron and Pouligny-St. Pierre, both have just the right amount of tang.

Provided by SkinnyMinnie

Categories     Fruit

Time 25m

Yield 16 fig halves

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 slices bacon
8 figs, firm and ripe, trimmed and halved lengthwise
1/4 lb aged goat cheese
3 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh and to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler.
  • Cook bacon in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until most of the fat is rendered but bacon is still pliable, about 10 minute You do not want crispy bacon!
  • Transfer the bacon to a paper towel to drain.
  • Remove 1 scoop of flesh from each of the fig halves with the small end of a melon-baller, set aside for another use. (Makes great ice cream or just bite sized snacks).
  • Scoop out a piece of the goat cheese with the same meon-baller and fill in the hole in each fig half with the cheese scoop.
  • Stir together brown sugar, cumin, and salt in a small bowl.
  • Rub the mixture onto 1 side of each bacon slice, and cut each bacon slice in half to have 16 slices of bacon.
  • Wrap 1 of the half strips of bacon around 1 of the fig halves, leaving the sugar/spice side out, and secure with a toothpick.
  • Broil the figs, cut side up, on the rack of a broiler pan about 3 inches from the heat, until bacon is browned - about 2 minute.
  • Cool slightly and then discard toothpicks.
  • Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.5, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 13.3, Sodium 186.8, Carbohydrate 7.6, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 6.7, Protein 3

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