Roasted figs with yoghurt thyme ice-cream

Name: Roasted figs with yoghurt thyme ice-cream
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Contemporary
Ingredients: 4 tbsp water; 1 sprig thyme; 150g castor sugar; 2 tbsp honey; 600g natural yoghurt; ½ lemon, zested; ½ tsp fennel seeds; 3 tbsp roasted macadamias, chopped; 1 tbsp cocoa nibs; 1 tsp bee pollen (optional); pinch salt

Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy

Updated March 1, 2017,first published February 27, 2017

Roasted figs with yoghurt thyme ice-cream.Edwina Pickles

Time:30 mins - 1 hourServes:6

This light, summery dessert is easy to throw together. When figs are ripe you don't want to do much to them. They are fantastic roasted with a little honey and served with this tangy yoghurt ice-cream.

Ingredients

Yoghurt thyme ice-cream and macadamia crunch

4 tbsp water
1 sprig thyme
150g castor sugar
2 tbsp honey
600g natural yoghurt
½ lemon, zested
½ tsp fennel seeds
3 tbsp roasted macadamias, chopped
1 tbsp cocoa nibs
1 tsp bee pollen (optional)
pinch salt

Roasted figs and honey

6 ripe figs
3 tbsp honey

Method

For the yoghurt thyme ice-cream, put the water, thyme, sugar and honey into a saucepan and cook over a low heat for a couple of minutes until sugar dissolves and it becomes a light syrup. Remove from the heat, strain and cool. When cool, mix into yoghurt, add lemon zest then churn in an ice-cream machine according to instructions.
For the macadamia crunch, toast the fennel seeds until fragrant in a small frypan then crush in a mortar and pestle. When cooled, mix with the nuts, cocoa nibs, bee pollen and a small pinch of salt.
For the roasted figs, preheat oven to 200C. Score a cross in the top of the figs with a sharp paring knife, put them on a lined baking tray, drizzle with honey and bake for seven minutes. To serve, put a fig on each plate with a couple of scoops of yoghurt ice-cream, then top with macadamia crunch.

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