Lemon Cream, with Toffee Figs and Meringue

Figs are synonymous with summer. During the European summer they are prolific and deeply respected, from Spain, London and Greece to Turkey and the Middle East. The combination of ripe, juicy figs and the lemony fromage blanc (a soft white cheese) is a very sensual experience that honours one of the oldest fruit trees in the world. As Stephanie Alexander so eloquently puts it in