Aged Goat Cheese With Dried Fruit Moscato Compote And Toasts Recipe

• 2 ounce Dry apricots cut 1/8" julienne
• 1 ounce Dry cranberries
• 1 ounce Dry cherries
• 1 ounce Dry currants
• 8 ounce Moscato D'Asti (sweet wine from Italy)
• 1/2 c. Hazelnuts roughly minced
• 2 Tbsp. Sugar
• 4 Tbsp. Unsalted butter softened
• 4 slc Good-quality white bread toasted
• (Arnold or possibly Pepperidge Farms)
• 8 ounce Aged goat cheese, caraway round
• (preferably Coach Farm)

1. In a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat, stir together the apricots, cranberries, cherries, currants and wine.
2. Bring to a boil, turn off the heat and let stand 30 min.
3. The fruit will plump to twice their original size and the wine should just moisten the fruit.
4. In a large mixing bowl put the hazelnuts, sugar and soft butter.
5. Blend with a spoon till homogenous.
6. Spread this mix over the toast in a thin layer all the way to the edges.
7. Remove the crusts with a sharp knife.
8. Cut each toast into triangles, and divide the toast among 4 saucers.
9. Using 4 large martini glasses divide the fruit mix and juices proportionately.
10. Place each glass on a saucer with the toast.
11. Shave goat cheese with peeler over each glass and serve.
12. This recipe yields 4 servings.
13. Comments: The original recipe title as listed Is "Aged Goat Cheese With Dry Fruit Moscato Compote And Hazelnut Toasts".

julienne, cranberries, cherries, currants, moscato, sugar, butter, goat cheese

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/aged-goat-cheese-with-dried-fruit-moscato-compote-and-toasts-62682 (may not work)