Time: 45 minutes

Serves: 40

  • 40 small fresh Mission figs
  • 20 slices prosciutto, halved lengthwise
  • 4 ounces manchego cheese or blue cheese
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • Freshly ground black pepper

Prosciutto Roasted Figs

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Make a small slit in the side of each fig and stuff a raisin-size piece of cheese in the opening. Wrap a piece of prosciutto around each fig to enclose it in a little cocoon. Stand the figs on a sheet pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes so the prosciutto melts slightly and forms a skin around the figs. Drizzle with honey and season with lots of ground black pepper. These are terrific hot or at room temp.

Edited: October 9th, 2009