Baked figs with goat cheese, walnuts and honey 

There are those who choose to change and those who, instead, jealously defend their routine, those who try their luck by abandoning the old road and those who struggle to get away from the usual routes. There are those who go ahead and those who wait, many steps back, for directions on how to move. This applies to men but also to the fantastic world of bees!

Four years ago after the beekeeping course, I started this path, learning many things, talking and observing the old beekeepers. Think that most of them can understand the state of health of the hive, simply by listening to the buzzing of the bees. The hive is an organization entirely led and managed by women. One is a little surprised by the logic of their nature so ruthless and perfect. In those colorful houses live from 20 to 70 thousand bees, and each one knows exactly what its task is.

There is a lot to say about these little allies of the environment! In fact, they not only produce honey, propolis, royal jelly, pollen and wax, but contribute to the well-being of our planet. Especially in spring and summer their work is concentrated, it is the time when they collect nectar in large quantities, which once stored and matured becomes honey. It will then be up to the beekeeper to collect it and extract it through honey extraction.

This year I made our small honey harvest, the recipe that I propose is the protagonist!

Baked figs with goat cheese, walnuts and honey is a very appetizing way to enjoy these fantastic fruits, which meet very well the salty taste, creating a really pleasant balance.

Ingredients

12 purple figs

200 g goat cheese

6 shelled walnuts

3 tablespoons honey

extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Wash the figs externally keeping the peel. Gently make a cross cut, without separating them. Cut the cheese into strips and stuff each fig in the middle, closing them. Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Wet them with honey and put half a walnut on top. Bake for 10 minutes at 200 C degrees in a preheated oven, remove from the oven and place on the plates. Sprinkle with a drizzle of oil and serve the figs with goat cheese, walnuts and honey.