This recipe from Good Food celebrates fig season beautifully. Sweet ripe figs, ricotta, hot honey and crisp puff pastry come together in a tart that feels simple but looks impressive.
At a glance
50 minutes
6
Ingredients
320g sheet all-butter puff pastry
25g pine nuts
80g honey
1 tsp chilli flakes
1 lemon, zested and juiced
500g ricotta
handful of rocket
small bunch of mint
10 ripe figs, quartered
pinch of sea salt flakes
1–2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Unroll the pastry onto its baking paper and place on a baking tray. Score a 1cm border around the edge, then prick the centre all over with a fork. Bake for 30 minutes, or until crisp and golden.
Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan over medium heat until lightly browned, then transfer to a bowl. In the same pan, gently warm the honey with the chilli flakes, lemon zest and juice until runny. Remove from heat and set aside to infuse.
Beat the ricotta with a pinch of salt until smooth. Spread over the pastry base. Top with rocket, mint and figs. Scatter overthe pine nuts and a pinch of sea salt flakes, then drizzle with the hot honey (loosening with a little water if needed) and olive oil. Cut into six rectangles to serve.