Apple and Goat Cheese Bruschetta

 

One of my favorite sandwiches is goat cheese and honey topped with sliced almonds. I was in the midst of adding this recipe when I started poking around the internet and came up with this apple and goat cheese bruschetta recipe that’s a million times better! (Not that the sandwich isn’t delish… this bruschetta just has a little more zest to it.)

For the bread, you can either cut a baguette into small slices and bake them into the oven for several minutes until crispy, or you can purchase a bag of mini bruschetta toast slices, or a box of mini Brioche toasts from Trader Joe’s. (That’s what I used.)

Another tasty substitute for apples is pear slices. Yum!

Apple and Goat Cheese Bruschetta

Ingredients

• 16 whole grain baguette slices
• 16 apple slices
• 1 cup crumbled goat cheese
• 4 medjool dates
• ¼ cup raw honey
• ⅓ cup raw sliced unsalted almonds

Instructions

1. Soak dates in hot water for 3 minutes until soft. Remove pit.
2. Blend dates and honey in a blender or food processor until a paste forms.
3. Brush a thin layer of the date paste onto each baguette slice.
4. Top each baguette slice with an apple slice.
5. Sprinkle each toast slice with 1 tbsp goat cheese and 1 tsp almonds.