Baked figs with mozzarella

Name: Baked figs with mozzarella
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 100 g Buffalo mozzarella, fresh, sliced (Main); 6 Figs, large, fresh (Main); 2 Tbsp Extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar; 1 to taste Freshly ground black pepper

for 6 people

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Jan Bilton

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A simple but stunning starter.

Ingredients

100 g	Buffalo mozzarella, fresh, sliced (Main)
6	Figs, large, fresh (Main)
2 Tbsp	Extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp	Balsamic vinegar
1 to taste	Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 200degC. Remove fig stems. In each fig, make two cuts at right angles to each other, cutting from top to halfway down. Insert slice of mozzarella in each cut.
Place in baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and season with black pepper. Bake for 10 minutes.