Fig and Blue Cheese Crostini

This incredibly easy recipe for fig and blue cheese crostini makes a perfect flavorful appetizer, or even a light lunch or supper.  And with just 4 ingredients it’s a snap to put together in no time!

Why we love this recipe

Crostini is as simple as grabbing a loaf of french bread, slicing it on the diagonal into nice thin slices, brushing them with olive oil and baking them until they are just a little crispy.  We’re not looking for brown here, except maybe around the edges…just a nice toasty feel.

Cool ’em down, and then all that is left to do is top them with whatever catches your fancy…and in this case we are talking about a slather of fig jam and a slice of blue cheese.

This appetizer could not be any easier (and we have been known to have these babies and a glass of wine and calling it dinner!) Let’s make ’em!

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Ingredient notes and substitutions

• French Bread: Also known as a baguette, this bread is the perfect shape and size for crostini. Look for it in the bakery section of your supermarket.
• Jam: We do love fig jam for this recipe, but you can also use peach or apricot jam and it will be scrumptious!
• Blue Cheese: Blue cheese comes in various varieties from mild to sharp – use whatever you like best! And look for it in the specialty cheese section of your supermarket.

See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.

How to make this recipe

STEP 1: Heat oven to 400° F.

Place the baguette slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat and brush both sides of the bread with the oil.

STEP 2: Bake until just crisp, about 10 minutes.

STEP 3: Spread the jam on the toasts and top with the cheese.  And you’ve made crostini!

Recipe FAQs

What is the difference between crostini and bruschetta?

Actually not much! They are both toasted bread with toppings. Bruschetta tends to be thicker and larger slices of bread.

Can I use a different kind of jam?

You can! Apricot and peach jam are wonderful for this recipe…a little sweet to go with the savory of the cheese.

Can crostini be made ahead?

You can definitely slice and toast the bread ahead of time, but you will want to assemble them right before serving so the bread doesn’t get soggy.

Have a question that I didn’t cover?

Pop your question in the Comments section under the recipe card and I will answer pronto!

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Blue Cheese and Fig Jam Crostini

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This incredibly easy recipe for blue cheese and fig jam crostini makes a perfect flavorful appetizer, or even a light lunch or supper.

• Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 24 crostini
• Category: Appetizer
• Method: Oven
• Cuisine: American
• Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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• 24 thin slices baguette (from 1 small loaf)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3/4 cup fig jam
• 4 ounces blue cheese, thinly sliced

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Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400° F.
2. Place the baguette slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat and brush both sides of the bread with the oil. Bake until just crisp, about 10 minutes.
3. Spread the jam on the toasts and top with the cheese.  And you’ve made crostini!

Notes

• French Bread: Also known as a baguette, this bread is the perfect shape and size for crostini. Look for it in the bakery section of your supermarket.
• Jam: We do love fig jam for this recipe, but you can also use peach or apricot jam and it will be scrumptious!
• Blue Cheese: Blue cheese comes in various varieties from mild to sharp – use whatever you like best! And look for it in the specialty cheese section of your supermarket.