Goat Cheese & Fig Crostini with Balsamic Glaze | Elegant & Easy Appetizer Recipe

goat cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Ricotta offers a similar texture with fewer calories.

balsamic glaze

🥗Healthier: reduced balsamic vinegar

💰Cheaper: balsamic vinegar

Reduced balsamic vinegar provides a similar flavor at a lower cost.

Cut the small baguette into about 1/2 inch slices.

Brush each slice with olive oil.

Place the slices on a baking sheet.

Bake in the oven at 400°F for about 10 minutes until nice and crusty.

In a bowl, combine 8 oz of goat cheese, the zest of 1 lemon, 1/4 teaspoon of thyme, and 1 tablespoon of honey. Mix well.

Remove the toasted bread from the oven.

Slice the figs into nice little slices, removing the tops.

Assemble the crostini by spreading the goat cheese mixture on each slice of toasted bread, crust to crust.

Top each crostini with a few slices of fig.

Drizzle balsamic glaze over the assembled crostini.

Sprinkle finishing salt over the top.

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