SnapDragon Apple Crostino

Ingredients

  • goat cheese, room temp - 12 oz
  • garlic, minced - 2 cloves
  • chopped parsley - 1 tbsp
  • heavy cream - 2 oz
  • maple syrup - 1 oz
  • pecans - 1/2 cup
  • cauliflower - 1 cup
  • EVOO (olive oil) - 1 tbsp
  • salt - to taste
  • pepper - optional to taste
  • french baguette - 1 loaf
  • SnapDragon apples - 1-2 apples

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, combine goat cheese, minced garlic, parsley, heavy cream, and maple syrup until combined (boursin cheese).
  2. Toast pecans in a 350 degree oven with a pinch of salt for 10-12 minutes. Once cooled, break into small pieces.
  3. Cut cauliflower into small florets and toss in a bowl with EVOO, salt, and pepper. Roast in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
  4. Slice baguette into 1/2 inch thick crostinis. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray and arrange crostinis in one layer. Toast in 350 degree oven for 3-5 minutes, or until desired toastiness.
  5. Core SnapDragon apples and quarter. Thinly slice the quarters (should look like bite-size triangles).
  6. Assemble the crostini: baguette slice, spread thin layer of boursin cheese, few small pieces of cauliflower and pecans, SnapDragon apples.