You guys! This snack is delicious. I
wish I were eating it right now. I am eating a delicious tub of yoghurt
but still, this would be an excellent companion. I've recently
discovered a love for goat cheese. It only took 25 years for us to find
each other, but now that we have, we are making up for lost time. I also
discovered that after years of thinking that I didn't like pears, I do
in fact, like pears. Especially red pears. So it shouldn't come as too
much of a surprise that this 'recipe' involves two of my newly
discovered loves. I'm calling it: Pear, Walnut, and Goat Cheese
Crostini. In the interest of full disclosure, this would be a perfect
time to tell you that this is not exactly my recipe. It's a combination
of this recipe and this recipe.
The great thing about this snack is that you can totally customize it.
If you don't like goat cheese, you could use cream cheese, or ricotta.
If you don't like pears, use apples. Switch walnuts for sliced almonds
or honey for agave nectar. Go crazy. The point it to put cheese, fruit,
nuts, and a highly viscous liquid onto some toasted bread and shovel it
into your face. Or eat it slowly and with some dignity. This is a super
fancy snack after all.
To make this as shown here, you will need:
Bread (I went with a simple baguette)
Spreadable goat cheese
A red anjou pear
Walnuts
Honey
First you gotta slice and toast your
bread (I stick mine under the broiler in my oven on high for about a
minute and a half on both sides). You have to toast it on both sides or
everything will get real soggy, real fast. We are going to load these
bad boys down with some delicious toppings and we need our bread to be
on its A game.
Next, you'll want to layer on an obnoxious amount of goat cheese. Really go at it.
Slice your pear. I like to hold it
upright and put my left hand on the stem and slice downward from the
outside in. Like how you would slice a lemon. Once you get to the core
you just turn it around and slice the other side. You want to keep the
slices pretty thin so they're easier to bite into and you can layer more
of them on each piece.
Now you want to really get in there with the honey. Don't be shy.
Then just grab a handful of walnuts
and chunk them on top. You could individually place them, but unless
you're taking pictures for a blog post, you shouldn't bother with that
nonsense.
Now would be an opportune time for a taste test.
After you are done constructing your
delicious snack, you should plate your masterpiece, grab a nice glass
of water, and a napkin, and sit down like a civilized person to enjoy
your creation. Whatever you do, don't wolf these down standing over the
kitchen sink, because no one does that... Especially not me. I would never. ;)
I know I'm calling these a snack, but this is actually filling enough to be considered a light lunch or breakfast. Especially if you eat four of them like I did. Are
you snacking on anything delicious lately? I find that almost nothing
tastes bad on some toasted bread. And it's a scientific fact that eating
over the kitchen sink makes everything taste better. ;)
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