Name: Roasted Figs and Nuts with Port Reduction
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Ruby Port - 2 cups; Granulated sugar - ¼ cup; Cracked black pepper to taste - ¼ cup; Fresh mint - 1 sprig; Fresh figs - 10; Fresh goat cheese - 4 ounces; Mixed roasted nuts (cashews, pistachios, pecans, etc.) - 1 cup; Melted butter - 1 ½ tablespoons; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - 1 ½ tablespoons; Chili powder - 1 teaspoon; Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Roasted Figs and Nuts with Port Reduction

1. Ruby Port 2 cups

2. Granulated sugar ¼ cup

3. Cracked black pepper to taste ¼ cup

4. Fresh mint 1 sprig

5. Fresh figs 10

6. Fresh goat cheese 4 ounces

7. Mixed roasted nuts (cashews, pistachios, pecans, etc.) 1 cup

8. Melted butter 1 ½ tablespoons

9. Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 1 ½ tablespoons

10. Chili powder 1 teaspoon

11. Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Roasted Figs and Nuts with Port Reduction

1 . Stage

In saucepan heated to medium, combine port, sugar, cracked pepper and mint, and simmer until consistency of syrup, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 415 degrees F. Cut figs in half, from top to bottom. Line a baking sheet with a large sheet of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil. Fold up the sheet in the center to create a barrier, splitting the sheet into two sides. On one half, place figs cut side up, and top each with about 1/2 teaspoon of goat cheese.

3 . Stage

Toss the nuts in a bowl with butter, salt, pepper and chili powder. Spread in single layer on the other side of the foil-lined pan. Roast 10 minutes. Keep an eye on the nuts so they don't burn.

4 . Stage

To serve, chop the nuts and sprinkle bits on the figs. Drizzle figs and nuts with port reduction.