Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey

It's that time again...fig season!  I have a fig tree in my backyard and grew up with one in my backyard as well.  Both of them were planted by a previous homeowner.  Some family members see the fig tree as a nuisance - if you don't harvest the ripe fruits daily, they will rot, smell a bit strong, and attract lots of insects.  My fiancee went as far as to attempt to have it cut down.  But the arborist we hired refused to chop it...too fine a specimen!  And with that, I'm determined to eat and give away as many figs as possible.  

This fig toast includes the essential fig pairings: goat cheese and honey.  But I tried to mix it up a bit by infusing the goat cheese with lemon juice and adding a brush of lavender olive oil, leftover from a spring fruit salad.  A series of small toasts can be served as an appetizer for sharing, or a single slice of artisanal bread can be served for breakfast with the same toppings.

Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey | SavoryPantryBlog.com #figs
Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey | SavoryPantryBlog.com #figs
Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey | SavoryPantryBlog.com #figs

Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey

  1. Toast your bread slices.  Brush with lavender olive oil.
  2. Slice fresh figs from top to bottom yielding 3-4 slices per fig and set aside.
  3. Mix goat cheese and lemon juice.  (I softened my goat cheese in the microwave for about 25 seconds to make it easier to mix and spread.)
  4. Spread goat cheese mixture onto each toast.  
  5. Layer with fresh fig slices.  
  6. Finish with a drizzle of raw honey.
Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey | SavoryPantryBlog.com #figs
Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey | SavoryPantryBlog.com #figs
Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey | SavoryPantryBlog.com #figs
Recipe: Fresh Fig Toasts with Lemony Goat Cheese & Raw Honey | SavoryPantryBlog.com #figs
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