GOAT CHEESE CROSTINI WITH ORANGE AND BLACK PEPPER MARMALADE

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Sweet appetizer. The recipe is from Bon Appetit and called for blood oranges but I didn't have any and did not want to mess with removing the meat from the membranes so I used mandarin oranges instead.

Provided by SailingChef

Categories     Healthy

Time 15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

8 ounces soft fresh goat cheese, crumbled
16 ounces mandarin oranges
2 oranges
1/4 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
12 -18 slices French baguettes (1/2 inch-thick )

Steps:

  • Using vegetable peeler, remove peel (orange part only, the white part is bitter) in strips from both oranges.
  • Cut peel into 1/8 to 1/4 inch pieces, reserving a bit to mix with the goat cheese and placing reminder into medium saucepan.
  • Squeeze 1 Tbls of fresh orange juice into saucepan. Discard oranges.
  • Chop mandarin oranges in half and add to saucepan along with black pepper and honey.
  • Bring to boil over medium-high heat and cook uncovered until thick and reduced, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Cool.
  • Mix crumbled goat cheese with reserved orange peel in separate bowl.
  • Top toasted baguette slices with goat cheese, then marmalade.
  • Place crostini on platter and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 555.8, Fat 12.1, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 17.4, Sodium 920.7, Carbohydrate 93.7, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 24.3, Protein 19.3

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