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Bacon, Blue Cheese & Fig Bruschetta

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Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
Margaret Knoebel

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Recipe by Kristyne McDougle Walter, Lorain, Ohio

Tested by Margaret Knoebel

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Updated on Jan. 09, 2024

This is my decadent, robust version of bruschetta. I like to serve it at parties, especially on New Year’s or other winter holidays. If you don’t like blue cheese, you can substitute feta or goat cheese. —Kristyne Mcdougle Walter, Lorain, Ohio

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Bacon, Blue Cheese & Fig Bruschetta

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Prep Time 10 min
Cook Time 10 min
Yield 40 appetizers

Ingredients

  • 40 slices French bread baguette (1/2 inch thick)
  • 1 cup fig preserves
  • 1 cup crumbled cooked bacon
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic glaze
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Place bread on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 5-7 minutes. Spread with fig preserves. In a small bowl, combine bacon, walnuts, and blue cheese. Spoon on top of jam; drizzle with balsamic glaze. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

1 appetizer: 83 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 5mg cholesterol, 139mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 3g protein.

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Margaret Knoebel
Margaret is a culinary assistant at Taste of Home, where she prepares recipes for the photo studio and creates cooking videos. She tests the recipe contest submissions for Taste of Home, so if you submit recipes often, Margaret knows your name and loves to read about how you created each dish! She’s an alumna of the Culinary Institute of America...
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