Fig and Goat Cheese Bruschetta
June 8, 2010 in appetizer
Since becoming a food blogger my tastes have changed drastically. I always thought I hated all dried fruits but participating in blogging carnivals (especially Tuesdays with Dorie because good lord that woman loves her some dried fruit) has made me appreciate the chewy little fruits. Raisins still make me feel like I’m licking a tire but I’ve come to love all the others, especially figs.
I know these probably sound and look weird but you just have to trust me. Goat cheese goes with just about everything but it’s beyond amazing when paired with fruit. The crunchy seeds of the figs and the creamy goat cheese was a match made in heaven. Even my husband, who almost divorced me over a pineapple and black bean burrito I made once, thought these were delicious.
- 1¼ cups chopped dried Mission figs
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ⅓ cup fresh orange juice (about 1 orange)
- 40 (1/2-inch-thick) slices French bread baguette, toasted
- 1¼ cups (10 ounces) crumbled goat cheese
- 5 teaspoons finely chopped walnuts
- Combine first 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until figs are tender. Uncover and cook 5 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
- Preheat broiler.
- Top each bread slice with 1½ teaspoons fig mixture and 1½ teaspoons goat cheese. Arrange bruschetta on a baking sheet; sprinkle evenly with walnuts. Broil 2 minutes or until nuts begin to brown. Serve warm.
adapted from Cooking Light
One year ago: Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge: Bagels
Two years ago: Banana Bundt Cake
i don’t like raisins that much either… except when they are in rum raisin ice cream.
you should try fresh figs. Their flavor is less concentrated than the dried ones but so sweet and the texture is really interesting.
this would also be good with honey.
oh must stop looking… I could eat them all!! thanks for sharing:-)
your description of a raisin cracks me up!
I’m obsessed with ANYTHING goat cheese so I will definitely be making these! I wonder how they’d taste with dried dates…
.-= Natalie (The Sweets Life)´s last blog ..Edamame Hummus =-.
Oh my gosh, I didn’t even think about dates! Don’t people stuff dates with goat cheese sometimes? I’m definitely using dates next time I make these.