Stuffed Fresh Figs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 19 fresh ripe small figs, about 1 . 25 lbs
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup natural almonds, toasted and chopped

Recipe

• 1 mash the ripest fig on a plate with the honey, using a fork; set aside.
• 2 trim stems from remaining figs with a sharp knife, then cut a deep “x” in the top of each, making sure not to cut all the way through to the bottom. gently spread each fig apart with your fingertips to make “petals.”
• 3 combine ricotta cheese and almonds in a small bowl. press mashed fig mixture through a sieve into a cup with the back of a spoon.
• 4 to serve, spoon ricotta mixture into figs. arrange on a platter and drizzle with fig honey.