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
• 12 fresh Mission figs
• 2 Tbs. fresh breadcrumbs
• 1 Tbs. finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
• + 2 more ingredients
• • About 6 mint leaves, stacked, rolled into a cylinder, and cut into thin strips
  • 12 very thin slices pancetta (¹/₁₆ inch or less)

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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