Best Fig And Blue Cheese Crostini Recipes

FIG BLUE CHEESE HONEY CROSTINI

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This Fig Blue Cheese Honey Crostini recipe is the perfect quick and easy last-minute appetizer or finger food to serve to guests! Serve these gorgeous creamy and fruity crostini fresh out of the oven sweetened with a drizzle of honey!

Provided by Mahy

Time 6m

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 baguette thinly sliced on an angle
6 large figs (thinly sliced)
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
Honey for drizzling

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Sprinkle a few basil pieces at the top of each crispy baguette slice and arrange the thinly sliced pieces of figs on top.
Crumble a few pieces of cheese over the figs (more or less to your taste). Repeat with the remaining baguette slices and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake for 3-5 minutes just until the cheese starts to melt and the figs are slightly softened.
Serve as is or drizzled with honey or balsamic reduction.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 149 kcal, Carbohydrate 25 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 6 mg, Sodium 309 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving

FIG & BLUE CHEESE CROSTINI WITH BALSAMIC-HONEY DRIZZLE

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Milk and honey goes all grown up in this Italian-inspired appetizer that is every bit as comforting as the childhood favorite. In a quick half hour you can prepare a cheese platter fit for the gods, with assertive blue cheese and deeply sweet figs made more luxurious with the addition of a rich balsamic syrup drizzle amped up by a touch of honey. If blue cheese isn't your thing, substitute a fresh goat cheese and sprinkle it, or the heated sweet balsamic-honey syrup, with some fresh thyme. Either way, you have a delicious cocktail party bite that screams luxury. Toasting the walnuts is key here for a mellow nutty topping, as raw walnuts can have a harsher bite. As a time saver, toast the crostini a day or 2 ahead of time and store in an air-tight container until ready to use.

Categories Appetizers

Time 30m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 spray(s) Cooking spray
4 oz French bread cut into 16 slices
6 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar
1.5 Tbsp Honey
16 tsp Blue cheese crumbled, (5 Tbsp plus 1 tsp)
1 cup(s) Arugula lightly packed (32 baby leaves)
4 medium Fresh fig(s) quartered
2 Tbsp Chopped walnuts toasted

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray.
Place bread on prepared cookie sheet and lightly coat with cooking spray; bake until lightly browned and crisp, about 10 to 13 minutes.
Meanwhile, put vinegar in a large nonstick skillet; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens slightly and reduces to about 2 1/4 Tbsp, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in honey.
To assemble crostini, spread each piece toast with 1 tsp blue cheese; top with 2 arugula leaves and a fig quarter. Drizzle with balsamic-honey mixture; sprinkle each with 1/2 tsp walnuts.
Serving size: 1 crostini per serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 17 kcal

FIG AND BLUE CHEESE BRUSCHETTA

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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 baguette, sliced into 16 slices
2 tablespoons fig spread or preserves (or you can use plum, apricot, etc.)
4 ounces blue cheese, cut into chunks
Torn fresh basil, for garnish

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the baguette slices and toast on both sides until golden and crisp, about 8 minutes. Allow to cool, then spread with a little fig spread/preserves. Top with blue cheese chunks. Sprinkle on some basil.

MARINATED FIG AND GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI

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Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories appetizer

Time 15m

Yield 8 crostini

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

8 ounces goat cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon
2 tablespoons minced shallots
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
8 fresh figs, diced
1 teaspoon saba vinegar (see Cook's Note)
8 toasted crostini

Steps:

In a medium bowl, combine the goat cheese, olive oil, honey and half of the tarragon, shallots and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper.
In a separate bowl, toss the figs with the lemon juice, saba vinegar and remaining tarragon, shallots and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper.
Spread the goat cheese mixture on the crostini, then top with the figs.

PROSCIUTTO, FIG AND BLUE CHEESE CROSTINO

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Creamy blue cheese spread on toasted bread and topped with prosciutto, figs and honey.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3 ciabatta rolls, sliced in half horizontally
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 ounces mild creamy blue cheese, such as Maytag
4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
6 fresh Turkish figs, quartered
Wildflower honey, for drizzling
3 sprigs thyme

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Place the bread on a baking sheet, brush with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toast until golden around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes.
Spread each piece of bread with some of the blue cheese and divide the prosciutto and figs among them. Drizzle with honey and scatter thyme leaves over the top. Transfer to a platter before serving.

CROSTINI WITH GORGONZOLA AND FIGS

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Categories Cheese Fruit Broil Cocktail Party Vegetarian Quick & Easy Blue Cheese Fig Summer Bon Appétit

Yield Makes 8

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

8 1/3-inch-thick baguette slices
1/3 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese (about 2 ounces), room temperature
1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
3 large fresh ripe figs, cut into thin wedges
2 teaspoons olive oil (preferably extra-virgin)

Steps:

Preheat broiler. Arrange baguette slices on baking sheet. Broil until lightly toasted on 1 side.
Mash crumbled Gorgonzola and 1 tablespoon butter in small bowl until smooth. Spread Gorgonzola mixture evenly over untoasted side of baguette slices. Top with figs. Drizzle oil over figs. Broil until Gorgonzola mixture bubbles around edges, about 3 minutes. Transfer crostini to platter and serve.