Grilled Figs Topped with Feta Cheese

Rita~'s Note:

Grilling carmelizes the sugars and gives the figs a smoky taste. Use as a garnish, condiment to pork or chicken. Top a salad. A nice way to start or end a meal.This can be pan fried as well.

• Total Time: 9 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 fresh figs, cut in half
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese
• 8 fresh basil leaves

Directions:

1. Brush figs with olive oil and grill them cut-side down over hot coals for about four minutes.
2. Lay each fig on a fresh basil serve them topped with feta cheese.

Reviews

[KWB]

I really liked this. I grilled the figs and then topped them with feta cheese mashed together with fresh herbs--basil, parsley, thyme--and cracked black pepper. Then I drizzled them with some honey I thinned with lemon juice. Yum!

[evelyn/athens]

This is a superb appetizer. The sweet, grilled figs topped with the sharp feta cheese and THAT counter-pointed by the herbiness of the basil - really a textural and flavour masterpiece. This is going to be at all my summer dinner parties, Rita.

[Chef #409497]

Wanted to love it, but just liked it. It was a nice change of pace.