Goat Cheese-stuffed Figs Wrapped In Bacon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 8 slices bacon
• 8 figs, firm and ripe, trimmed and halved lengthwise
• 1/4 lb aged goat cheese
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh and to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 cook bacon in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until most of the fat is rendered but bacon is still pliable, about 10 minute you do not want crispy bacon!
• 3 transfer the bacon to a paper towel to drain.
• 4 remove 1 scoop of flesh from each of the fig halves with the small end of a melon-baller, set aside for another use. (makes great ice cream or just bite sized snacks).
• 5 scoop out a piece of the goat cheese with the same meon-baller and fill in the hole in each fig half with the cheese scoop.
• 6 stir together brown sugar, cumin, and salt in a small bowl.
• 7 rub the mixture onto 1 side of each bacon slice, and cut each bacon slice in half to have 16 slices of bacon.
• 8 wrap 1 of the half strips of bacon around 1 of the fig halves, leaving the sugar/spice side out, and secure with a toothpick.
• 9 broil the figs, cut side up, on the rack of a broiler pan about 3 inches from the heat, until bacon is browned - about 2 minute.
• 10 cool slightly and then discard toothpicks.
• 11 serve warm.