Mesclun Salad with Goat Cheese-Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Bacon

Name: Mesclun Salad with Goat Cheese-Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon slices; 8 firm-ripe fresh figs, trimmed and halved lengthwise; 113 grams aged goat cheese such as Bucheron or Pouligny-St.-Pierre; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or to taste; 3 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 946 milliliters oz mesclun; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil

Mesclun Salad with Goat Cheese-Stuffed Figs Wrapped in Bacon requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 29g of fat, and a total of 421 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, brown sugar, aged goat cheese such as bucheron, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the light brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Apricot tart with brown sugar & cinnamon pastry as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Preheat broiler.

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Broiler

Cook bacon in a large heavy skillet over moderate heat, turning occasionally, until most of fat is rendered but bacon is still pliable, about 10 minutes.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Transfer to paper towels to drain.

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Paper Towels

Remove 1 scoop of flesh from each fig half with small end of a melon-ball cutter and discard. Scoop cheese with same end of melon-ball cutter and just fill each fig half. Press fig halves together to form whole figs.

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Cheese

Melon

Figs

Stir together brown sugar, cumin, and salt, then rub onto 1 side of each bacon slice. Wrap 1 bacon slice, sugared side out, around each fig and secure with a toothpick.

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Brown Sugar

Bacon

Cumin

Salt

Wrap

Figs

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Toothpicks

Broil figs, bacon sides up, on rack of a broiler pan about 3 inches from heat, turning them frequently, until bacon is browned, about 2 minutes. Cool slightly, then discard toothpicks.

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Bacon

Figs

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