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Warm fig & blue cheese bruschetta
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Easy to make and great with drinks, they also work well as a light lunch or starter with salad
Makes: 24
1 mixed seed baguette or essential White Baguette
25g Bertolli Original Spread
100g Dolcelatte or other creamy blue cheese
3 tbsp soured cream
8 figs
2 tbsp caster sugar
Wild rocket, to serve
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4. Cut the bread into 24 x 1cm thick, diagonal slices and arrange them in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Spread with Bertolli. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until crisp and golden. Leave to cool slightly on a wire rack.
2. Beat the blue cheese and soured cream together until smooth. Cut each fig into 3 thick slices and toss into the caster sugar. Warm a nonstick frying pan over a high heat, add the figs and cook for 1 minute on each side, until caramelised.
3. Spread the blue cheese mixture on the bruschetta, top with the warm figs and finish with a little rocket. Serve warm.
This recipe was first published in September 2019.
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