Recipes
| Point Reyes Blue Cheese Crostini
Suggested Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon |
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| 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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- David Bush
Executive Chef