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Blue Cheese & Fig Bite

November/December 2011

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Fresh figs, blue cheese and a drizzle of honey top toasted baguette slices for a magical, flavorful combination in this easy appetizer recipe. Look for fresh figs May through December in well-stocked supermarkets and specialty-foods stores.


Blue Cheese & Fig Bite Recipe

Makes: 2 dozen

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Ingredients

  • 9 fresh Mission figs, thinly sliced
  • 24 slices baguette, preferably whole-wheat, toasted
  • 3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 teaspoons honey

Preparation

  1. Divide figs among baguette slices (about 3 fig pieces each). Top each with 1 teaspoon blue cheese and drizzle with honey.

Nutrition

Per piece: 79 calories; 2 g fat ( 1 g sat , 0 g mono ); 3 mg cholesterol; 15 g carbohydrates; 0 g added sugars; 3 g protein; 1 g fiber; 167 mg sodium; 55 mg potassium.

Carbohydrate Servings: 1

Exchanges: 1 starch


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Easy
Type of Dish
Appetizer
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American
Servings
8 or more
Health & Diet Considerations
Diabetes appropriate
Low carbohydrate
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No-cook
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