Honey-Glazed Prosciutto and Fig Traybake with Goat Cheese
- Savory
- Standard
- Oven
Sweet figs and salty prosciutto roast together under a sticky honey glaze, then get topped with warm goat cheese and fresh thyme. A high-protein sheet-pan dinner with caramelized edges.
- Total
- 35 min
- Prep 10 · Cook 25
- Serves
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
You'll practice: Roasting · Caramelizing
Instructions
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Heat the oven to 220°C and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
~12 min
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While step 1 waits
While the oven heats, trim the stems from the figs and halve them lengthwise. Pick the thyme leaves from 4 sprigs and set them aside.
~5 min
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Arrange the fig halves cut side up on the lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with 0.25 tsp salt and 0.25 tsp black pepper, and roast for 10 minutes, until the figs soften and their edges begin to caramelize.
~10 min
Roasting cut side up exposes the sugary fig flesh directly to dry heat, driving off moisture so the surface browns and caramelizes instead of steaming.
Halve the figs cut side up so their cut faces caramelize in the honey glaze instead of turning soft and collapsing.
Roasting Use high, dry heat and give food space on the sheet so moisture escapes; crowding steams the food and prevents the caramelized edges you want.
Caramelizing Watch for deep golden edges and a sticky sheen before pulling the tray; sugar in the figs and honey browns fast, so check early to avoid burning.
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While step 3 cooks
While the figs roast, stir 2 tbsp honey with 1 tbsp water in a small bowl to make a thin glaze.
~2 min
Thinning the honey with water lowers its viscosity so it brushes on in a thin, even coat that clings and sets sticky rather than pooling and burning.
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Remove the sheet from the oven and drape the 120 g prosciutto in loose folds between the figs. Brush the prosciutto and figs with the honey glaze, then return to the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until the prosciutto is crisp at the edges and the glaze is sticky.
~10 min
Loose folds create thin, exposed edges that crisp quickly, while the honey glaze caramelizes in the high heat and helps the prosciutto brown without drying out.
Drape the prosciutto in loose folds rather than flat slices so the thin edges catch the heat and crisp while the centers stay tender.
Roasting Use high, dry heat and give food space on the sheet so moisture escapes; crowding steams the food and prevents the caramelized edges you want.
Caramelizing Watch for deep golden edges and a sticky sheen before pulling the tray; sugar in the figs and honey browns fast, so check early to avoid burning.
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Crumble the 100 g goat cheese over the hot tray, scatter with the thyme leaves, and serve straight from the sheet while the cheese is soft.
~3 min
Adding the goat cheese after roasting lets the residual heat soften it gently so it stays creamy instead of drying out or splitting in the oven.
