Fig and Onion Crostini

Ingredients:

3 figs, chopped
2 figs thinly sliced, about ⅛"
1 tsp mustard seeds
4 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
1 inch fresh ginger, finely grated. About 2 tsps
1 red onion, chopped
1 cinnamon stick
100g manchego cheese
1 baguette cut into ¼-½" slices
Sprig of fresh thyme for garnish

Method

Make onion-fig chutney. In a small saucepan, add the chopped onion, sugar, mustard seeds, spices, ginger and vinegar, and cook together slowly until the onion is completely softened. Add the fig wedges and cook for another 5 - 10 minutes until the figs are just starting to break down. Remove the cinnamon stick.

Construction

Brush olive oil over the baguette slices and grill under the broiler until toasted.

Top the baguette slices with shaved manchego and chutney. Place a slice of fig on top and sprinkle with a few leaves of fresh thyme.

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