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Red onion and goat's cheese bruschetta

Simple but elegant bruschetta, perfect for entertaining.

Red onion and goats cheese bruschetta

Meal type: Side dish, Starter, Snack

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

  1. Heat olive oil in a non-stick saucepan or small non-stick frying pan; add onion and cook over a medium-low heat for 5-7 minutes or until beginning to soften, stirring occasionally. Stir in sugar; cook for a further 5 minutes or until onion has softened and caramelised, stirring frequently.
  2. Carefully add red wine; increase heat and cook for 1-2 minutes or until wine has evaporated, stirring continuously. Remove pan from heat; season with black pepper, set aside and keep warm.
  3. Preheat grill to medium-high. Lightly toast bread slices on both sides; while still hot, rub garlic halves over one side of each piece of toast. Divide caramelised onion between toast slices, piling it on to garlicky sides.
  4. Top each bruschetta with a slice of goat's cheese; pop back under grill briefly until cheese is just beginning to soften. Garnish with basil, if desired; serve immediately.

Variations

  • Soft goat's cheese slices (from a log, without rind) can be substituted for rind-on goat's cheese and served as it is or briefly grilled (as above) before serving.

Nutritional Information

Each Portion Contains:

Energy 1491kJ 355kcal 18%
Carbs 31.7g -
Fat 20.3g Medium 29%
Saturates 5.3g Medium 27%
Sugar 9.2g Medium 10%
Salt 1g Medium 17%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil

1 red onion, thinly sliced

2 teaspoons light soft brown sugar

1 tablespoon red wine

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

4 slices baguette or French stick

1 small clove garlic, halved

4 slices soft goat's cheese (from a log, with rind on) - about 60g (2 1/4oz) total weight

Small fresh basil sprigs, to garnish (optional)

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