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I always try my best to share recipes that have easy to find ingredients, that everybody can get their hands on. But some things are worth seeking out...So today I want to share with you two of my favorites, both from right here in Alabama.
The first being Belle Chevre Fig Breakfast Cheese...made in Elkmont, Alabama. I've always been a fan Belle Chevre goat cheese, but I recently tried the Fig Breakfast Cheese. It's a mix of fig preserves and goat cheese...only slightly sweet...still very savory...and very tasty. It's perfect for bagels or toast, but I found this recipe for this crostini using the fig cheese. So last weekend I tried it...so good and almost effortless.
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Black Forest Ham and Fig Chevre Crostini
adapted from Southern Lady March/April 2012
1 French baguette, sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds and toasted
1- 6 oz package Belle Chevre Fig Breakfast Cheese
10 thin slices of Black Forest Ham
chopped green onions, for garnish
Spread each baguette round with about 1 tablespoon of fig breakfast cheese. Tear or cut each ham slice in half, then place on top of the baguette rounds, draping artfully. Garnish with chopped green onions.
*Local Whole Foods carry the Belle Chevre Fig Breakfast Cheese, but it can also be purchased from their website.
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And of course I needed something to wash them down...Alabama Muscadine Wine! And my all-time favorite spring/summer wine is Carlos from the Morgan Creek Vineyards. It's a sweet wine...the flavor actually reminds me of eating fresh muscadines...and I know some people might disagree with me, but it's sort of like sweet tea...you can drink it with anything. Actually all the wines from the Morgan Creek Vineyards are wonderful...and the winery is in Harpersville, about an hour drive from Birmingham. So if you are looking for a fun afternoon trip, head there for a wine tasting.
And while I'm talking about Alabama...I think I should shine the spotlight on a few of my favorite Alabama bloggers...Be sure to give them all a visit!
Sandi @ Whistlestop Cafe Cooking
Phillip @ Dirt Therapy
Katrina @ Susie Homemaker MD
Mmmmmm, I love figs. I'll look for this at my Whole Foods.
ReplyDeleteOh, my! That looks amazing! I love it...being from Florida, I should be able to find it!
ReplyDeleteI do like the range of recipes that you bring to us Bo. I think it is great that you introduce us to your local ingredients. That is what is so fun about blogging...seeing what is in other parts of the woods. I like to use easy to find stuff too, but then it's fun to find out what you can do with something new to you.
ReplyDeleteThis lovely appetizer looks so tempting!
Those look like some deliciously fancy bites.
ReplyDeleteLove finding great local food like this! We have a goat farm near us that makes wonderful Chevre and one was a curry flavor it was awesome!
ReplyDeleteThe fig sounds delicious and I can see how it would pair perfectly with the ham. I want some of this!
Beautiful crostini. I think sounds wonderful! Always love sweet and salty combination. I'm going to try and replicate that cheese spread and serve this at my monthly Wine Time Gathering.
ReplyDeleteThe crostini look delicious Bo! What a great find with the fig chevre. Big fan of goat cheese, adding a sweet element to it and then topping with a salty slice of ham, well it's down right indulgent. Awesome appetizer!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like such a delicious pairing!
ReplyDeleteThat last photo is the perfect shot, Bo! I so wish I could reach in to my computer and just help myself to one... and a drink of that wine too, of course! :)
ReplyDeleteI have to try that cheese! Our tiny town does not have a Whole Foods store, so I guess I will have to order it online.
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