Goat cheese and leek bruschetta
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
This recipe is modelled on bruschetta I was served at a wine-tasting to accompany sauvignon blanc. I understand the pairing—-- it's herbal, green, and creamy-tasting all at once.
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 leek
- 1/2 stale baguette sliced into thin rounds
- 1 t butter
- 1/2 cup mild soft goat cheese
- 1/2 t thyme
- olive oil
Instructions
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Pre-heat oven to 350F.
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Slice leek into half-rings using all white and light green parts.
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Heat butter in a small frying pan over medium-low heat. Sauté leek until soft and just beginning to brown, about 6 minutes.
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Add thyme and stir 30 seconds more.
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Remove from heat and mix in goat cheese.
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Lay baguette slices on a baking sheet so they are not touching. Brush with olive oil. Top each with about 1 T of the leek-goat cheese mixture.
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Bake 5 minutes.
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Serve warm.