Monday, September 13, 2010
This past weekend we took part in our neighborhoods annual progressive dinner. We were asked to bring an appetizer and I knew just the one. I had been eying this one for a while just waiting for fig season, and the right event. I have to say this did not disappoint!
It was gone very quickly and I had several requests for the recipe. I definitely suggest trying this out if you are in need of a simple but impressive appetizer.
Baked Fig Crostini
Source: Southern Living Magazine, August 2010
4 oz chopped cooked bacon
4 oz crumbled goat cheese, room temperature
1 tbsp finely chopped toasted pecans
1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
12 fresh figs
1 tbsp honey
Toasted baguette slices
Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together bacon, goat cheese, pecans, and thyme. Cut figs in half. Press back of a small spoon into centers of fig halves, making a small indentation in each. Spoon goat cheese mixture into indentations. Bake on a baking sheet 7 minutes. Drizzle with honey. Serve immediately with toasted baguette slices.
4 comments:
this looks amazing!! I tried a fig for the first time this weekend, and I am in love!
I am wondering if you mind if I post this on my blog??
Those look divine! I've been wanting to make something like this for the past two weeks (since I had a similar apps at a restaurant). Thanks for the recipe!
I love the idea, but they seem like they'd be tricky to eat. The figs look as though they could roll right off the bread.
Surprisingly they didn't seem to roll off the bread. But if you are concerned about that the figs are delicious on their own!
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