Fresh Figs With Fleur De Sel, Aged Balsamic & Hazelnuts

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup hazelnuts
• 1 lb ripe fig, rinsed and patted dry
• good quality aged balsamic vinegar, should be thick and sweet
• fleur de sel or other good sea salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300°f.
• 2 spread the hazelnuts in a small baking tray or dish and roast for 15 – 20 minutes until lightly browned and fragrant. be very careful not to burn them. once slightly cooled, chop the hazelnuts or pulse them a few times in the food processor.
• 3 trim any stems from the figs. with a sharp knife, gently score an “xâ€? on the top of each fig, being careful not to cut more than ¾ of the way down the fruit. press your fingers into the base of the fruit until the 4 “petalsâ€? you have created open to expose the pink center.
• 4 arrange the figs on a platter. drizzle with a little aged balsamic, sprinkle with a little fleur de sel, and finish by showering with some of the toasted hazelnuts – you may not need them all. serve immediately.