Fig and Goat Cheese Appetizer Recipe

goat cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories while cream cheese is more accessible.

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Non-alcoholic wine maintains flavor without alcohol; grape juice is more affordable.

honey

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: sugar syrup

Agave syrup is lower on the glycemic index; sugar syrup is inexpensive.

balsamic vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a similar tang; white vinegar is cost-effective.

Grab a few figs, these are Blackjack figs that I grew.

Slice the figs a quarter inch thick.

Brush olive oil onto slices of Italian bread.

Bake the bread at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes.

Spread goat cheese as the first layer on the baked bread.

Add a few dollops of fig jam on top of the goat cheese.

Place half a slice of Pudo cheese on top.

Add two slices of figs on top of the Pudo cheese.

Add a few pieces of arugula on top.

Drizzle balsamic glaze over the top.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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