3 figs without Recipes

french bread cubes without crust (from about 12 oz bread), butter, chopped onions, chopped celery, dry sherry, dried mission figs (about 91/2 oz), chopped, dried tart cherries (about 6 oz), dried apricots (about 6 oz), chopped, chopped fresh sage or 1 1/2 tsp dried rubbed sage, chopped fresh thyme or 1 1/2 tsp dried, chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tsp dried, chicken stock or canned low-salt broth, eggs, beaten to blend

green figs 12 small balls of fresh mozzarella, mizuna or arugula 1 bunch thai basil or purple mint, fruity extra-virgin olive oil coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, lemon juice, wash the figs and remove the little stems with a paring knife., mozzarella from their liquid. wash the greens ., place the mizuna or arugula and basil or mint, without any coarse stems, in a medium bowl and toss with the olive oil., pile in the middle of two dinner plates . with your thumbs gently pull each fig in half and lay them open-side up around the plates., arrange the cheese around as well. sprinkle with a little extra olive oil, a few drops of lemon juice, and the coarse salt. you can grind over some pepper if you like.