Endive With Goat Cheese Fig And Honey Glazed Pecans Recipes

HONEY FIGS WITH GOAT CHEESE AND PECANS

Steps:

• To prepare the goat cheese, place the chopped pecans in a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper. Roll the goat cheese log in the pecans to coat evenly. Refrigerate until firm, if necessary, then cut into 4 to 6 uniform rounds.
• To prepare the figs, using a small paring knife and starting at the stem end, quarter the figs, but don't quite cut all the way though the bottom. Open them slightly to form a flower.
• To serve, divide the figs evenly among 4 or 6 shallow bowls. Top each fig with a round of pecan-crusted goat cheese. Drizzle the honey over the figs and cheese. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
• When measuring out sticky ingredients such as honey, first spray a little nonstick spray into the measuring utensil, then fill with the ingredient. The sticky substance will slide right out.

ENDIVE WITH GOAT CHEESE, FIG AND HONEY-GLAZED PECANS

Steps:

• Toss pecan halves with 2 tbl honey, place on sheetpan and bake at 350 for 4 minutes.
• Stir and bake 4 minutes longer until shiny.
• Make 36 quenelles from goat cheese with demitasse spoons.
• Place port and remaining honey in saucepan, cook over low heat until reduced by half and is thick and syrupy.
• About 5 minutes.
• If using dried figs, reconstitute in 3 tbl warm water and 2 tbl port for 5 minutes.