Whipped goat's cheese with baked figs
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 8
Ingredients
- 200g soft goat's cheese
- 100g soft cheese
- 200ml double cream
- 12 ripe figs, halved
- a few sprigs thyme, leaves picked
- olive oil
- 1/2 a small bunch chives, chopped
- a handful walnuts, toasted
- to serve toast
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Whizz the cheeses and cream with some seasoning, in a food processor, until smooth.
- STEP 2
Put the figs cut-side up on a baking sheet. Add a few thyme leaves, drizzle with olive oil, season, and bake for 8 minutes until soft.
- STEP 3
Fold the chives through the cheese, and add dollops to 8 plates, spreading it out in a line with the back of a spoon or spatula. Top with 3 fig halves, crumble over the walnuts and serve with melba or very thin sourdough toast.