Few ingredients, much flavour: these grilled figs are served on ricotta and refined with almonds and honey.
What's even better than ripe figs? Ripe grilled figs! The luscious fruit melts and takes on a smoky caramel note that suits it particularly well. This recipe is quite simple and consists of just a few ingredients – so make sure they are of exceptional quality.
| Ingredients (4 servings) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ripe figs | |
| 50 | g | roasted almonds |
| 500 | g | fresh ricotta |
| honey | ||
Tip:
Homemade ricotta?
In Italy, especially in the south, ricotta is ubiquitous and you can often buy it quite fresh. Elsewhere, it can be a little more difficult to purchase. But if you can't find a good one, you can make a similar product at home from whole milk: Simply heat milk to 85C, add a dash of lemon juice (35 ml lemon to a litre of milk) and wait for the milk to curdle. Then strain it through a cheesecloth or coffee filter. Strictly speaking, the result is not real ricotta - but it tastes much better than most supermarket products.
