Figs With Goat Cheese And Port Syrup

Total Time: 7 mins Preparation Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup ruby port
• 6 tablespoons honey
• 6 ounces soft fresh goat cheese
• 8 ripe figs
• 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a small saucepan, over medium-high heat, bring the port and honey up to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat and simmer slowly until reduced by half.
• 3 set aside and cool to room temperature, the syrup will thicken upon standing.
• 4 cut the goat cheese into 8 equal pieces, about 2 teaspoon each and roll each piece into a ball.
• 5 place the figs upright and carefully make four cross cuts, slicing each fig into eight sections, being careful not to go all the way through.
• 6 gently separate the figs outward to form a "flower"
• 7 place a ball of goat cheese in the center of each fig and drizzle with the port syrup.
• 8 garnish with walnuts.