When it's fig season, we can't wait to dig into into these plump purple fruits. They work equally well in sweet and savoury dishes; for a light lunch, we love draping them with thin slices of jamón or prosciutto for a summery salad; or come autumn, we'll pair them with spice-roasted duck or quail. In desserts, figs are at their finest in fine form baked into a crostata or brioche; or simply glazed with sugar and spooned atop a ice-cream. The choice is yours.
28 recipes to celebrate the coming fig season
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![[**Figs with whipped ricotta, orange and mint**](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/figs-with-whipped-ricotta-orange-and-mint-15754|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/04/17/15754/figs-whipped-ricotta-orange-mint.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![[**Figs, blackberry and mascarpone sablés**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/figs-blackberry-and-mascarpone-sables-13693|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/18/13693/Figs01_web.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Figs, blackberry and mascarpone sablés
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Fig, prosciutto, pear and witlof salad with pomegranate vinaigrette**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/fig-prosciutto-pear-and-witlof-salad-with-pomegranate-vinaigrette-9487|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580866677257_webwitlof.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Fig, prosciutto, pear and witlof salad with pomegranate vinaigrette
Photo: Con Poulos![[**Fig, watermelon and jamon salad**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/fig-watermelon-jamon-salad-16954|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/02/01/16954/GT1902_Ocean_drive_Fig_watermelon_and_jamon_salad_A.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![[**Caramelised fig brioche with lavender honey**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/caramelised-fig-brioche-with-lavender-honey-12215|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580867550268_webbrioche.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Caramelised fig brioche with lavender honey
Photo: Prue Ruscoe![**[Figs with mozzarella, prosciutto and vincotto](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/figs-with-mozzarella-prosciutto-and-vincotto-12213|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580864960167_webfigsmozzarella.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Figs with mozzarella, prosciutto and vincotto
Photo: Prue Ruscoe![**[Beccofino's fig, honey and ricotta semifreddo](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/fig-honey-and-ricotta-semifreddo-9116|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580864493378_webbeccofino.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Beccofino's fig, honey and ricotta semifreddo
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Spice-roasted duck with figs](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/spice-roasted-duck-figs-18039|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580864250325_webduck.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![**[Hazelnut, fig and coffee syrup cake](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/hazelnut-fig-and-coffee-syrup-cake-9952|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580864116910_webcoffee.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Hazelnut, fig and coffee syrup cake
Photo: William Meppem![**[Fig jam and ricotta torta](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/fig-jam-and-ricotta-torta-12216|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580863928855_webtorta.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Prue Ruscoe
![**[Black fig, mozzarella and basil salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/black-fig-mozzarella-and-basil-salad-11884|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580863761789_webblackfig.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Black fig, mozzarella and basil salad
Photo: Chris Court![**[Mike McEnearney's fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/fig-salad-18050|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580863601456_webfigsalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Mike McEnearney's fig salad with roast onions, walnuts and radicchio
Photo: Will Horner![[**Ricotta fritters with honey and figs**](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/ricotta-fritters-with-honey-and-figs-13708|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580865133875_webricottafritters.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Ricotta fritters with honey and figs
Photo: William Meppem![[**Toasted flour fig roulade with lemon mascarpone**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/toasted-flour-fig-roulade-with-lemon-mascarpone-16503|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/10/24/16503/toasted-flour-fig-roulade.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![[**Fig and raspberry crostata**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/fig-and-raspberry-crostata-8852|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580865385465_webraspberry.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Dearnley
![[**Figs with cardamom yoghurt and nut crumble**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/healthy-recipes/figs-with-cardamom-yoghurt-and-nut-crumble-15833|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/04/23/15833/figs-with-cardamom-yoghurt-and-nut-crumble.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
![[**Beef carpaccio with figs and rocket**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/beef-carpaccio-with-figs-and-rocket-11644|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580865666047_webcarpaccio.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Beef carpaccio with figs and rocket
Photo: William Meppem![[**Haloumi, ricotta and peppered fig pide**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/haloumi-ricotta-and-peppered-fig-pide-7698|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580866020628_webpide.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Haloumi, ricotta and peppered fig pide
Photo: William Meppem![[**Cavatelli with pancetta, mint, figs and pecorino**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/cavatelli-with-pancetta-mint-figs-and-pecorino-12214|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/12214/web_pasta.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Cavatelli with pancetta, mint, figs and pecorino
Photo: Prue Ruscoe![[**Frisée salad with roasted figs and pancetta croûtons**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/frisee-salad-with-roasted-figs-and-pancetta-croutons-8031|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580866119076_webfrisee.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Frisée salad with roasted figs and pancetta croûtons
Photo: William Meppem![[**Spiced fig jam drops**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/spiced-fig-jam-drops-11951|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580866451809_webjamdrops.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: James Moffatt
![[**Iced honey mascarpone and almond cake with fig salad**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/iced-honey-mascarpone-and-almond-cake-with-fig-salad-9945|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2020/01/29/9945/web_marscapone.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Iced honey mascarpone and almond cake with fig salad
Photo: William Meppem![[**Fig, almond, anise and custard crostata**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/fig-almond-anise-and-custard-crostata-8060|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580867125998_webanise.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Fig, almond, anise and custard crostata
Photo: Mark Roper![[**Spice-crusted quail with buttered rice and figs**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/spice-crusted-quail-with-buttered-rice-and-figs-12411|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580867409754_webquail.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Spice-crusted quail with buttered rice and figs
Photo: William Meppem![[**Crostata di ricotta**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/crostata-di-ricotta-11045|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580865241695_0511GTroman-ricotta-crostata-628.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Prue Ruscoe
![[**Polenta cake with burnt figs and honey**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/polenta-cake-with-burnt-figs-and-honey-10562|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580867700435_webpolenta.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Polenta cake with burnt figs and honey
Photo: Jason Loucas![[**Goat's cheese cake with figs and honey**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/goats-cheese-cake-with-figs-and-honey-10834|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2020/02/05/1580872077943_webgoat.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Goat's cheese cake with figs and honey
Photo: Ben Dearnley![[**Glazed figs with salted caramel ice-cream**](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/glazed-figs-ice-cream-16920|target="_blank")](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/01/31/16920/GT1902_Quick-meals_Glazed_figs_with_salted_caramel_ice_cream_A.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Glazed figs with salted caramel ice-cream
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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