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Ingredients

• ✓ black mission fig
• goat cheese
• prosciutto
• honey

Instructions

1. 1 Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
2. 2 Place fig halves, cut-sides up, on a baking sheet; top each with goat cheese. Arrange prosciutto strips on goat cheese layer.
3. 3 Broil in the preheated oven until prosciutto is crisp and goat cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
4. 4 Transfer warm figs to a serving platter; drizzle with honey.

By AndreaB

Ingredients

• ✓ black mission fig
• sugar
• water
• lime juice
• cinnamon
• ginger
• white pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Scoop the flesh from the figs with a spoon and discard the peels. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Stir in fig pulp, lime juice, cinnamon, ginger, and white pepper. Cook, stirring often, until a candy thermometer reads 210 degrees F (100 degrees C), about 20 minutes.
2. 2 While preserves are cooking, sterilize jar and lid in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack the hot preserves into the sterilized jar to within 1/4 inch of the top. Top the jar with the sterilized lid and let cool before storing preserves in the refrigerator.

By Abbie W

Ingredients

• ✓ black mission fig
• baguette
• ricotta cheese
• basil
• balsamic vinegar

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. 2 Place the baguette slices on an ungreased, foil-lined baking sheet.
3. 3 Bake the bread in the preheated oven until the bottoms are brown, about 5 minutes; flip and bake until crisp, 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.
4. 4 Spread 1 tablespoon of ricotta on each slice of toasted bread. Place a few ribbons of basil on each, arrange a slice of fig on top, and drizzle the finished crostini with balsamic vinegar.

By Rachel Wolkofsky Pollack

Ingredients

• ✓ black mission fig
• balsamic vinegar
• olive oil
• burrata cheese
• bread
• sea salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
2. 2 Place figs, skin-side down, on grill. Cook until figs start to swell and bubble, 2 to 4 minutes.
3. 3 Whisk together balsamic vinegar and olive oil until completely combined, about 1 minute.
4. 4 Place Burrata cheese on top of each piece of toast. Spread figs around bread and drizzle with balsamic vinegar mixture. Season with sea salt and black pepper to taste.

By John Mitzewich