8 sauteed fig Recipes

butter, ripe fresh figs , halved lengthwise, brown sugar (you might want to add more...i did!), blanched slivered almond, toasted, heavy cream (to garnish, optional, but the best part )

walnut oil or 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus, walnut oil or 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil, dried rosemary, pure maple syrup, grapefruit (to make 1/2 cup fresh juice), grapefruit peel, finely grated, fresh lemon juice, garlic cloves, chopped (divided ), salt, black pepper, kale (abuot 10 oz.) or 1 bunch collard greens, washed, cut into ribbons (abuot 10 oz.), dried fig, thinly sliced

duck breast halves, boned (bones reserved), olive oil, minced fresh thyme or dried, crumbled, freshly ground pepper, olive oil, chicken backs or wings, onion, quartered, beef stock or canned unsalted broth, chicken stock or canned low-salt broth, salt, butter, shallot, minced, port, dried calimyrna figs, stemmed and quartered, minced fresh thyme or 1/4 tsp dried, crumbled

boneless chicken breasts (skin on ), olive oil, minced fresh thyme, salt, freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, dried calimyrna figs, stemmed and quartered, minced shallots, tawny port, beef broth, balsamic or sherry vinegar (optional), garnish: fresh thyme

olive oil, sliced garlic, sliced dried figs, chicken stock, baby spinach, salt, pepper, honey

whole chestnuts, black mission figs, chestnut honey, truffle cheese, mache, bamboo skewers (soaked ), vinaigrette, shallot, fresh thyme, white wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste, chestnuts simmered and sauteed with butter, recipe courtesy of don pintabona , executive chef tribeca grill), put 2 lb of chestnuts in cold water, season with a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. cover and reduce the heat to a simmer for 40 minutes until tender. saute the cooked chestnuts with 3 tbsp of butter, reseason with salt and pepper and sprinkle with 2 tbsp of chopped parsley.