Bleu Cheese Crostini With Sancerre Syrup And Peppery Lettuce

By á-170456

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dry white wine (such as Sancerre or Sauvignon Blanc)
• 1/4 cup orange blossom honey
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 baguette cut 1" slices
• 8 ounces bleu cheese
• 1 bunch peppery lettuce (such as arugula or watercress)
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt to taste
• Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup toasted chopped walnuts

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees.

Put a sheet pan or pizza stone in the oven to get it heated up too.

Combine the Sancerre, honey, and lemon juice in a saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Simmer gently, swirling the pot around, until the wine is syrupy and coats the back of a spoon, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Butter both sides of each slice of bread. Put a nice hunk of bleu cheese on top of the baguette slices and arrange them on the hot sheet pan or stone. Bake for 5 minutes until the cheese melts and the bread toasted.

Put the lettuce in a mixing bowl and toss with the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Pile the greens on a serving platter with the bleu cheese crostini around it. Drizzle the wine syrup over the crostini and greens and sprinkle with the walnuts.

This recipe yields 4 servings.