Madinian Dukkah & Hot Honey Baked Figs with Goat’s Cheese

Name: Madinian Dukkah & Hot Honey Baked Figs with Goat’s Cheese
Cuisine: Saudi Arabian
Ingredients: 1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1½ tbsp Hot Harissa Honey; 6 large figs, washed and patted dry; 1 x 150 g (5½ oz) goat’s cheese log; 8 walnut halves: 6 whole and 2 broken into smaller pieces; 2-3 small sprigs of fresh thyme or a sprinkle of za’atar; 2-3 small sprigs of fresh thyme or a sprinkle of za’atar; ½ tsp Madinian Dukkah; Sea salt and fresh ground pepper; Sea salt and fresh ground pepper; A pinch of pul biber (Aleppo pepper flakes); A pinch of pul biber (Aleppo pepper flakes)

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Red Sea Cookbook

By Madeeha Qureshi

Published 2026

About

These baked figs can be served as part of a mezze or with thin toasted sourdough slices. You can also feel free to use feta instead of goat’s cheese if you like.

Ingredients

1½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1½ tbsp Hot Harissa Honey
6

Asia
Saudi Arabia
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F), gas 4.

Drizzle half of the olive oil and half of the hot honey into a small baking dish which can easily accommodate all the figs.

Score a deep cross into each fig, cutting three-quarters of the way to the bottom, but making sure you d