Savory Fig Tart

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• all-purpose flour, for dusting
• 7 ounces frozen puff pastry, thawed
• 1/2 cup fig spread (different from fig jam, less sweet)
• 4 ounces crumbly fresh goat cheese
• 4 slices prosciutto, cut into thin strips
• fresh ground black pepper
• fresh thyme leave

Recipe

• 1 adjust rack to the middle and preheat oven to 375 degrees. line a baking sheet with parchment paper. lightly dust the work surface and pastry with the flour. roll the pastry out to a 7-x15-inch rectangle. brush the perimeter with water. fold all four edges over, creating a 1/2-inch overlapping frame around the pastry. transfer to the baking sheet.
• 2 poke the pastry all over with a fork, then bake until firm and golden all over, 25 to 30 minutes. remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• 3 preheat the broiler. fill the pastry with the fig spread. crumble the goat cheese over the top and drape strips of prosciutto on the cheese. broil for about 4 minutes. until the prosciutto starts to brown and the cheese melts. let cool for 15 minutes. cut into 8 bars. sprinkle with pepper and thyme. serve warm.