Fig Pear and Peanut Bruschetta
Appetizers that are both tasty and easy to make can be hard to come by. This one’s a breeze as it uses just a few ingredients and is ready in mere minutes.
- Serves: Makes 16 to 18 bruchetta
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cooking Time: 2 minutes
Ingredients
Bruschetta
| 1 large ripe pear, peeled, cored and chopped |
| 2 tbsp (30 mL) dried figs (green or black), finely chopped |
| 2 tsp (10 mL) ginger, finely grated |
| 2 whole cloves |
| 2 tbsp (30 mL) unseasoned rice wine vinegar |
| 1 tbsp (15 mL) brown sugar |
| black pepper, to taste |
| ¼ cup (60 mL) green onion, thinly sliced |
| ⅓ cup (75 mL) lightly salted peanuts, coarsely chopped |
| 4 oz (113 g) package of creamy goat cheese |
| 16 toasted baguette slices, homemade or store-bought |
Directions
Place pear, figs, ginger, cloves, vinegar, sugar and pepper in a small saucepan over low heat. Cover, stirring occasionally until pear and figs soften, about 2 minutes. Discard cloves. Compote can be made ahead to this point then refrigerated up to 2 days. Stir in green onion and peanuts just before serving if compote was made ahead.
Spread about 1 tsp (5 mL) goat cheese over each baguette slice. Top with a heaping teaspoon (about 7 mL) of barely warm or room temperature compote. Serve immediately or cover loosely and refrigerate up to 1 hour. Best served at room temperature.
