
Sprinkle with the lemon thyme before serving. I like to turn the figs in the honey and oil after the first 5 minutes of cooking time. Place into a 190✬ oven and bake for 8 -10 minutes or until the figs are well-plumped and sizzling in the dish. Place the figs in a shallow oven-proof dish and drizzle over the honey and oil.Scatter in the blue cheese and serve with crispy pan-fried slices of pancetta or bacon (as many as you wish but 2 per person is about right) and accompanied with the Honeyed Figs. Once all the stock has been added, the rice is tender and the risotto creamy in texture, stir the cream and parmesan and taste for salt, seasoning as required.


Cook the onion and garlic in the butter in a large frying pan, for 10-12 minutes over a low heat until very soft the onion needs to be well-cooked before adding the rice.1 tablsepoon picked fresh lemon thyme leaves, optional.1 cup short grain rice (preferably arborio).When figs are in season, bake them with honey and pair them with crispy pancetta to accompany this blue cheese risotto. A good creamy risotto can form the basis of many irresistible meals.
