Prosciutto Roasted Figs

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 40 small fresh mission figs
• 4 ounces manchego cheese or 4 ounces blue cheese
• 20 slices prosciutto, halved lengthwise
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 make a small slit in the side of each fig and stuff a raisin-size piece of cheese in the opening.
• 2 wrap a piece of prosciutto around each to enclose like a little cocoon.
• 3 stand the figs on a sheet pan.
• 4 bake for 12 to 15 minutes so the prosciutto melts slightly and forms a skin around the figs.
• 5 season with lots of ground black pepper.