Lemon and honey tart with walnut crust and honeyed figs

I'd spotted this recipe and mentally earmarked it months ago, but it's very difficult to get ripe figs here. I was so delighted to see them offered in the grocery store that I had to snatch them up and give this recipe a try. I thought the combination of honey, walnuts and figs sounded like a brilliant idea.

Recipe

from Bon Appétit DessertsServes 6Crust1-1/3 cup all purpose flour1/3 cup walnuts2 tbsp sugar1/4 tsp salt1/2 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2" cubes1 large egg yolk1-1/2 tbsp (or more) ice waterFilling3/4 cup buttermilk1/3 cup fresh lemon juice2 large eggs2 tbsp all purpose flour1/2 tsp finely grated lemon peel1/2 cup honeyTopping6 fresh figs, cut crosswise into 1/4" thick slices1 tbsp honey1/4 cup walnuts, toasted, choppedCrust: Mix flour, walnuts, sugar and salt in processor. Add butter; using on/off turns, cut in until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk egg yolk and water in small bowl to blend; add to dry ingredients and process just until moist clumps form, adding more ice water by teaspoonfuls if mixture is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic and chill at least 1 hour.Butter and flour 9" diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Roll out dough on floured surface to 1/8" thick round. Transfer to tart pan. Press crust onto bottom and up sides of pan. Trim edges; reserve trimmings. Freeze crust 30 minutes.Preheat oven to 350 F. Line crust with foil; fill with dried beans. Bake until crust is set, about 12 minutes. Remove foil and beans. Continue to bake until crust is golden, about 25 minutes longer. Repair any cracks in crust with reserved dough. Cool crust. Maintain oven temperature.Filling: Whisk buttermilk, lemon juice, eggs, flour and lemon peel in bowl. And honey and stir until dissolved. Pour into crust. Bake until filling is set, about 30 minutes. Cool tart in pan on rack. Chill until cold.Topping: Arrange figs atop tart. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with walnuts.

Musings

It had an interesting, savoury dessert taste--quite delicious, sweet but somewhat herby from the figs. A nice treat given how rarely we can get access to figs. The custard had a nice texture, light and simple. D noted he could have sliced the figs a bit thinner, mostly for aesthetic reasons. He also thought that we should try slightly less honey in the filling next time to bring out the walnut and fig a bit more against the sweet of the honey and the tart of the lemon.