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Figs and Cheese Bruschetta

Ingredients

  • 8-10 dried figs or fresh if you can get them
  • 1-2 Tbsp. fig balsamic vinegar or balsamic
  • 2-3 slices proscuitto cut in strips
  • 4 oz. blue cheese
  • 4 oz. Camembert cheese
  • 3-4 Tbsp. honey for drizzling
  • fresh thyme chopped
  • French baguette
  • salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Slice the dried figs into thin slices. Drizzle with the balsamic and set aside until ready to assemble.
  3. Mix the Camembert and blue cheese together until creamy and set aside.
  4. Slice the baguette into thin slices either straight across or on the diagonal. Spray or brush the slices with olive oil and bake in oven for about 6-8 minutes until crisp. Cool.
  5. When ready to assemble spread about one tablespoon of the cheese mixture on top of each baguette. Lay a couple of strips of proscuitto across the cheese. Top each bread piece with two slices of figs. Sprinkle with some chopped thyme. Repeat process with remaining bread slices. Drizzle each bruschetta with some honey.
  6. Serve at room temperature.
  7. Enjoy!
  8. Notes:  First you can either toast your baguette slices are leave them soft. You can either omit the proscuitto all together or replace it with some bacon or pancetta.  You can use fresh figs if you can find them. You can serve these at room temperature or run them in the oven for 5-6 minutes to melt the cheese.  They are delicious no matter how you finish them off.