Fig and Brie Crostini

Name: Fig and Brie Crostini
Prep time: 8 h 35 min
Cook time: 8 h 35 min
Total time: 8 h 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 227 grams round Brie cheese, cut into bite-size pieces; 59 milliliters brown sugar; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 118 milliliters cider vinegar; 237 milliliters finely chopped dried figs; 227 grams French bread, cut into 1-inch slices; 1 pinch garlic powder; 1 Granny Smith apple, cut into matchstick-size pieces; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; 1 pinch ground cloves; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 Tbsp oregano; 59 milliliters minced white onion

Fig and Brie Crostini is a vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 7g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 179 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 3 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. If you have ground cinnamon, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It works well as a very affordable hor d'oeuvre. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 8 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Combine figs, vinegar, brown sugar, onion, ginger, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, cloves, and cinnamon in a saucepan; simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until fig spread is reduced, about 30 minutes.

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Cayenne Pepper

Garlic Powder

Brown Sugar

Fig Jam

Cinnamon

Vinegar

Clove

Ginger

Onion

Figs

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Sauce Pan

Transfer fig spread to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.

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Fig Jam

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

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Oven

Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet. Lightly spray both sides of each bread slice with olive oil cooking spray.

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Olive Oil Spray

Bread

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Baking Sheet

Bake bread slices under the broiler until toasted, about 2 minutes per side.

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Bread

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Broiler

Remove bread from oven and cool slightly, keeping broiler on.

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Bread

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Oven

Blend fig spread in a blender or food processor until pureed.

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Fig Jam

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Spread about 1 teaspoon fig spread onto each toasted bread slice; top with Brie cheese and apple pieces.

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Brie

Fig Jam

Spread

Apple

Bread

Sprinkle each crostini with oregano.

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Crostini

Oregano

Broil crostini in the preheated oven until Brie cheese is melted and browned, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Brie

Crostini

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Oven

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Servings:

227grams

round Brie cheese, cut into bite-size pieces 59milliliters

brown sugar 1pinch

cayenne pepper 118milliliters

cider vinegar 237milliliters

finely chopped dried figs 227grams

French bread, cut into 1-inch slices 1pinch

garlic powder 1

Granny Smith apple, cut into matchstick-size pieces 1pinch

ground cinnamon 1pinch

ground cloves 1teaspoons

ground ginger 1Tbsp

oregano 59milliliters

minced white onion

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Rodano Vigna Viacosta Chianti Classico with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.