Figs In Syrup - Saudi Arabia
- 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 whole clove
- 18 walnut halves
- 1 fresh figs or (17 ounce) jar figs, whole and drained
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- chopped walnuts
- With a vegetable peeler, cut a thin strip of peel about 2 inches long from lemon. Set aside. Squeeze juice from lemon; add water to measure 1/2 cup. Combine lemon peel strip, lemon juice mixture, sugar, honey and clove in a saucepan. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cook and stir till syrup is thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; discard clove and lemon peel. Cool slightly.
- Insert one walnut half into each fig. Place in individual dessert dishes. Stir together cooled syrup, yogurt, and vanilla; spoon over figs. Cover; chill till serving time. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
lemon, sugar, honey, clove, walnut, fresh figs, plain yogurt, vanilla, walnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/figs-in-syrup-saudi-arabia-173018 (may not work)