23 fresh fig pastries Recipes

diced bell peppers (combination yellow, red, and orange), diced zucchini or 2 1/2-3 cups yellow squash, diced onion, diced fennel bulbs (about 1 medium bulb), dried diced apricots (preferably unsulfured) or 1 cup fresh fig, garlic cloves, minced, extra-virgin olive oil, ground ginger, cinnamon, cumin, paprika, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, cooked chickpeas or 1 cup white beans, fresh basil or 1/2 cup parsley, minced, sheets phyllo pastry sheets (see ****), extra-virgin olive oil (to brush phyllo), chopped or slivered almonds, lightly toasted (for garnish )

frozen puff pastry , thawed according to package directions, flour , for dusting board, crumbled bleu cheese, freshly ground pepper, ripe apricots (if apricots are out of season, use fresh figs), paper-thin slices serrano ham or prosciutto, mixed gourmet olives , including dry-cured moroccan olives