David Tanis

Double Duck Breast with Baked Figs and Duck Liver Toasts: Baked Figs

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

#96A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes
A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes

By David Tanis

Published 2008

  • About

Warming a fig can enhance its essence. For the last of the season’s figs, roasting helps to concentrate flavors and bring out their sweetness. Roasted figs make a fine dessert also, served with Barely Whipped Cream or Crème Fraîche.

Ingredients

  • 24 ripe figs
  • Thyme branches
  • Olive oil

Method

With a sharp paring knife, cut the figs in half top to bottom, right through the stem, so their natural shape is preserved.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Scatter a few thyme branches in the bottom of a shallow earthenware dish (or two) just large enough to hold the figs. Place the