Grilled Figs with Goat Cheese & Mint

Ingredients

• ½ cup (3-½ to 4 oz.) soft fresh goat cheese
• 1 Tbs. honey
• ½ tsp. very finely chopped fresh thyme (optional)
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 Tbs. finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• About 6 mint leaves, stacked, rolled into a cylinder, and cut into thin strips
• 12 fresh Mission figs
• + 2 more ingredients
• • 12 very thin slices pancetta (¹/₁₆ inch or less)
  • 2 Tbs. fresh breadcrumbs

In a small bowl, combine the goat cheese, breadcrumbs, mint, and parsley; season with salt and pepper. Cut the figs nearly in half lengthwise, keeping them attached at the broad end. Hollow the center slightly with your thumb. Stuff each fig with about 1 tsp. of the goat cheese mixture and squeez...

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