Recipes

Point Reyes Blue Cheese Crostini
Suggested Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon
 
  Crostini
Ingredients:   24 slices of sweet French bread baguette
Good olive oil
   
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the bread slices on a cookie sheet. Brush the slices with olive oil and bake for about 12 minutes or until lightly golden.
   
  Fig Preserves
Ingredients:   1 cup St. Francis Cabernet Sauvignon
2 cups sugar
2 cups black mission figs, chopped
   
Directions: In a heavy bottomed saucepot simmer the red wine, sugar, and figs on a low flame for about 50 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning. The figs should have become tender and the liquid thickened. Let cool, cover and refrigerate. Fig compote keeps for 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
   
  Point Reyes Blue Cheese Spread
Ingredients:   ½ cup Point Reyes Blue Cheese
½ cup mascarpone
   
Directions: In a food processor puree both cheeses until smooth. Spread about ½ tablespoon of the blue cheese on each crostini. Top with ½ teaspoon fig preserve.
   

 

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