Dried Figs with Almonds

Blanch as many almonds as you have dried figs. Cover them with boiling water for a minute or as long as it takes to loosen the skins; then drain the almonds and slip off the skins. Toast the almonds—or walnuts or pine nuts—in a moderate oven until they are lightly colored and crisp. Cut a slit in a dried fig, insert a roasted almond, and then cover it tightly with the flesh of the fig.