Baked Goat's Cheese with Lettuce, Roasted figs, Pears and toasted almonds Recipe

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Ingredients

1 lb 4 oz goat's cheese
8 oz dry breadcrumbs
10 roasted figs, halved
mesclun garden mix
2 pears, sliced into thin wedges
15 oz balsamic vinaigrette
Salt, as needed
GBP, as needed
2 1/2 oz toasted almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Dip cheese into breadcrumbs and place on sheet pans. chill at least 2 hours or overnight.

Assembly: bake 2 rounds of cheese in a 450/230 oven until lightly browned about 10 minutes. Let the cheese cool while roasting the figs. Lightly grill the figs to heat. toss 3 oz mesclun and 3-4 pear slices with 1ml vinaigrette: season with salt and pepper Mound on a chilled plate. Top with goat's cheese rounds, figs and a few almonds.

to roast figs- Remove top part of the stem. Season with S and P . Add chicken stock to cover the figs halfway Add a bay leaf and a thyme sprig. Cover and roast at 350/180 until tender and plum about 20 minutes. Warm skin side down on a grill just before service, if desired.