Recipe Ingredient

Bacon and Blue Crostini

• 1 Small Baguette, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices
• 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
• 1/8 tsp. Salt & Black Pepper
• 4 Bacon Slices, diced
• 2 Fresh Bosc Pears, peeled and diced
• 2 tbsp. Water
• 1 tbsp. Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 c. Crumbled Blue Cheese, at room temperature

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Arrange the baguette slices on a sheet pan and drizzle them with the olive oil. Season the bread with salt and pepper and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the bread is crisp.
• Warm a medium skillet over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook for about 5 minutes.
• Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat. Add the pears to the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Add the water and sugar and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until the mixture is thick. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Spread a thin layer of blue cheese on each of the crostini. Top the cheese with the cooled bacon and pear mixture and enjoy.