HG Cooks
Apple, Honey and Chèvre Crostini
Here's a fun fact: it takes about 60,000 bees visiting over 2 million flowers to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey. A bit of a natural wonder, raw honey makes excellent cough medicine, can treat wounds, boost energy, reduce allergy symptoms, stabilize blood pressure, calm nerves and help digestion. Even sweeter? Honey is a 'healthy sugar'. Not an oxymoron, raw honey contains simple sugars - unlike white sugar or sweeteners - whose exact combination of fructose and glucose actually help regulate the body's blood sugar levels.
Ingredients
1 baguette, sliced into ½ inch pieces
Extra virgin olive oil
6 oz chevre
1-2 apples (Fuji or Granny Smith)
Fleur de sell and coarse black pepper
1 clove garlic
1 tsp chili flakes
¼ cup walnuts, diced
Arils from 1 pomegranate
Honey
Instructions
Preheat oven to broiler setting.
Drizzle baguette slices with olive oil, add salt and pepper. Cook until the broiler for about 1 minute per side until brown.
While still hot, rub the garlic on the baguette slices.
Spread with chèvre and a touch of red chilli flakes.
Cut apple into thin slices with a knife or mandolin and place on baguette along with pomegranate seeds, walnuts and honey.
