5 fig bosc Recipes

dried calimyrna figs (5 1/2 oz.), stemmed and quartered, water, sugar; plus 1/2 tbsp. more, for sprinkling, a vanilla bean, bartlett or bosc pears (3 lb.), fresh lemon juice, cornstarch, rolled-out pastry dough for a double-crust 9-inch pie, chilled

white grape juice, cubes peeled honeydew melon (from about 10-oz wedge), dry white wine, golden delicious apple, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, bosc pear, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, dried figs, stems trimmed, dried apricots, pitted prunes, dark raisins, peel from 1/2 orange (orange part only; removed with vegetable peeler in strips), peel from 1/2 lemon (yellow part only; removed with vegetable peeler in strips), honey, cinnamon stick, ground nutmeg, juices reserved from compote, whole milk, sugar, peel from 1/2 lemon (yellow part only; removed with vegetable peeler in strips), coarsely chopped, salt, eggs, egg yolks

balsamic vinegar (or white wine vinegar), dried black figs, stemmed and coarsely chopped, water (1/2 cup plus 2 tsp), fresh lemon juice, shallots, minced, fresh thyme, minced, garlic clove, minced, olive oil, salt, mixed salad greens, bosc pears, thinly sliced, goat cheese, crumbled, candied walnuts (optional), grape tomatoes, chopped (optional)

mixed salad greens, sliced, cored bosc pear (about 1), crumbled goat cheese, fig vinaigrette