Endive with Figs, Blue Cheese, and Pecans

Ingredients

• ½ cup crumbled blue cheese
• 3 heads Belgian endive
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 6 fresh figs
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 24 pecan halves
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Heat the oven to 400°F. Melt butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat until foaming. Add pecans, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and maple syrup. Cook, stirring often, until sugars dissolve and mixture bubbles. Turn mixture onto a piece of aluminum foil or waxed paper, set in a dry place, and...

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