Fig and almond tart

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I always associate figs with warmer climates, like Greece, Croatia or the Middle East. When I first moved ‘down south’ I was pleasantly surprised to see one or two fig trees in sheltered gardens, but I never saw ripe figs. Recently though I found that a friend has quite a big fig tree in her garden, and this year it was covered in large ripe (or in some cases overripe) figs! She gave me a bag full to take home. I ate a few fresh, but there were too many to eat them all in time. I ended up making some of them into a fig and almond tart, which was quite nice although I much prefer my usual version with apples. How do you eat figs? Do they grow in your part of the world? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2015.