Every year, we can’t wait to dig into these plump purple fruits when fig season rolls around. Have too many ripe figs? A fig preserves recipe always saves the day.
Plus, we have savoury recipes for figs, too. From draping figs with thin slices of jamón or prosciutto for a summery salad dish to figs paired with cheese, pork or spice-roasted duck in cooler weather.
But figs really shine as an ingredient in desserts, including Italian-style raspberry and fig pies, homemade fig jam and ricotta torta and fig and goat’s cheese cheesecake.
Here are our best fig recipes to bake and make this season.
Roast pumpkin and fig fatteh with za’atar and whipped feta
Lemon-scented labneh with fig and beetroot
Chicken roasted with butter, figs and verjuice
Mike McEnearney’s fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio
Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free lemon verbena, white chocolate and fig tart
Figs with whipped ricotta, orange and mint
Dairy-free honey and macadamia tart with figs and blackberries
Fig, prosciutto, pear and witlof salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
Caramelised fig brioche with lavender honey
Figs with cardamom yoghurt and nut crumble
Figs with mozzarella, prosciutto and vincotto
Beccofino’s fig, honey and ricotta semifreddo
Jaclyn Koludrovic’s toasted flour fig roulade with lemon mascarpone
Cavatelli with pancetta, mint, figs and pecorino
Frisée salad with roasted figs and pancetta croûtons
Spice-crusted quail with buttered rice and figs
Glazed figs with salted caramel ice-cream
Orange-scented cheesecake with figs and Amaro syrup
Fig, pomegranate and burrata with Sherry vinaigrette
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