Perfumed roast figs

Name: Perfumed roast figs
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; ½ teaspoon orange blossom water; 1 generous tablespoon honey; 4 green cardamom pods, seeds ground; 8 black figs; 75 ml (⅓ cup) double (heavy) cream; 100 g (3½ oz) mascarpone; 2 tablespoons honey

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Whisper of Cardamom

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2024

About

Sweet honey, sour vinegar and heady cardamom combine to give a beguiling flavour to these quickly roasted figs. No dessert could be simpler to make yet look so splendid - the beauty provided by the fruit itself is only bolstered by its spicy syrup glaze.

Ingredients

For the roast figs

8 black figs
4 green cardamom pods, seeds ground
2 tablespoons hon

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan (350°F).

Trim the stalks from the figs and cut a cross about two-thirds of the way down each, keeping the bases intact. Gently squeeze their bottoms so they open up slightly like blooming flower buds. Arrange in a single layer in