Best Warmed Blue Cheese And Apricot Crostini With An Arugula Drizzle Recipes

BLEU CHEESE CROSTINI WITH SANCERRE SYRUP AND PEPPERY LETTUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F.
• Put a sheet pan or pizza stone in the oven to get it heated up too.
• Combine the Sancerre, honey, and lemon juice in a saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Simmer gently, swirling the pot around, until the wine is syrupy and coats the back of a spoon, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Butter both sides of each slice of bread. Put a nice hunk of bleu cheese on top of the baguette slices and arrange them on the hot sheet pan or stone. Bake for 5 minutes until the cheese melts and the bread toasted.
• Put the lettuce in a mixing bowl and toss with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Pile the greens on a serving platter with the bleu cheese crostini around it. Drizzle the wine syrup over the crostini and greens and sprinkle with the walnuts.

WARM GARLICKY BLUE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Sauce -- In a small saucepan on medium low heat, add the cream, cheese, garlic and shallot, and let simmer for about 7-10 minutes until it slightly reduces.
• Finishing -- Once it has reduced slightly and the sauce thickens on it's own, add a pinch of hot sauce (optional), pepper, and the parsley. I don't add any salt as the cheese is salty enough. Stir well to combine.
• Serve -- Done! I love to drizzle over steak, roasts, pork chops and tenderloins, veggies, anything you want. Just ENJOY!

APRICOTS WITH BLUE CHEESE

Steps:

• Cut apricots in half and remove pits, place in large bowl.
• Mix oil and lime juice together and season with salt and pepper, pour over apricots and toss gently.
• Place apricot halves, cut-side-up, on cookie sheets.
• Cut blue cheese into small pieces and place in the centre of each apricot.
• No more than one hour before serving place under preheated broil for one to two minutes or just until cheese softens.