Description
An elegant yet simple appetizer featuring creamy goat cheese topped with a sweet-tart blueberry compote, served with crispy crostini or crackers, ready in just 15 minutes.
Ingredients
1 baguette (or crackers for serving)
Olive oil for drizzling
1 cup fresh blueberries, plus extra for garnish
2 tbsp honey (for blueberry topping)
1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
200–225g (8 oz) softened goat cheese
1 tbsp honey (for goat cheese mixture)
Fresh thyme, for garnish
Instructions
- In a small pot, combine blueberries, 2 tbsp honey, and balsamic vinegar. Simmer over medium heat for 5–7 minutes, stirring often, until blueberries burst. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- Preheat oven to low broil. Slice baguette into 1/2-inch slices, arrange on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and broil for 2–4 minutes until lightly crisp.
- In a bowl, mix softened goat cheese with 1 tbsp honey until smooth.
- Spread goat cheese onto a plate or shallow serving dish. Spoon cooled blueberry mixture over the top.
- Garnish with extra blueberries and fresh thyme. Serve immediately with crostini or crackers.
Notes
- For a milder flavor, substitute cream cheese for goat cheese.
- Maple syrup can replace honey for a different sweetness profile.
- Fresh mint makes a refreshing garnish alternative to thyme.
- Add crushed pistachios for extra texture and flavor.
- Blueberry topping can be made up to one day ahead and stored in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Stovetop and Broiling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
