Fig and Goat Cheese Appetizer

This appetizer could fall into two categories: "things that don't look terribly appetizing, but taste awesome," and "things that look a lot more fancy than they really are."

A few weeks ago, my neighbor and friend Beth came by with a couple samples of appetizers she was making for her in-laws. One of the appetizers was figs on a cracker with creme fraiche. I'm not a huge creme fraiche fan, but the figs were AWESOME. As you all know, we have plenty of goat cheese, so...ta da! 

The savory/sweet combo of the figs and goat cheese is so good. I highly recommend making this the next time you volunteer to bring an appetizer to an event or dinner a friend's house. They will be impressed and thing you spent loads of time and/or money on this. And you will have spent barely any time and about $5. 

Here's what you need (thanks, Beth!)...

8-12 figs, cut into fourths

Goat cheese

Cracker of choice

1-1 1/2 tbsp of sugar

1/4 cup of water

Here's what you do...

1. Cut the stems off your figs, cut them into fourths, and put them in a small saucepan. Add water (it shouldn't completely cover the figs - just go up about halfway) and sugar. 

2. Turn heat to high, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and let simmer until the water/sugar/fig mixture is reduced. About 10 minutes. It should look like this:

3. Spread goat cheese on crackers, top with the figs, and enjoy!

Simple, relatively cheap, and really really tasty. 

We had this with a glass of Pinot Grigio from...Costco. 

Costco's brand (Kirkland) makes some GREAT wines, and they are always reasonably priced. Not super dry and a little fruity, it went really well with this appetizer.

Have a great week!