Fig and Caramelized Onion Bruschetta
Fig and Caramelized Onion Bruschetta
2 tablespoons extra virgin coconut oil
1 sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon aged balsamic vinegar
1 pound fresh figs, diced
1 baguette, sliced thin
4 ounces creamy goat cheese
Fresh chopped rosemary to garnish
Heat 2 tablespoons coconut oil in sauté pan on medium-high heat. Add sliced onions and cook for 5 minutes until translucent and starting to caramelize. Add sea salt and balsamic vinegar and stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium and cook onions for another 10 minutes until slightly caramelized. Add diced figs to onions and sauté on medium-high for another 2-3 minutes until figs soften.
Arrange baguette slices on baking sheet and place under broiler until lightly toasted; about 2 minutes. Spread a light coating of goat cheese on toasted baguette slices. Top baguette slices with fig and onion mixture and garnish with chopped rosemary to serve.
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As the fig season is winding down, I may just freeze the rest of my stash of figs so I can keep them in my life for just a bit longer. The Edible Garden at the Atlanta Botanical Garden has 4 beautiful figs trees with large clothing-like leaves but has been robbed of all their precious figs. Many passersby in the form of a human or a bird have helped themselves to the fruits of these trees. I am glad to see them produce more and more figs as the years go by as I remember them as wee little twigs when they were first planted in 2010. Many plants come and go in the Edible Garden with the seasons but the fig trees get to stay and be anchors and elders of the incredible giving garden. This fig and onion recipe has been a favorite of mine for 5 years and I am delighted to bring it back at this time of year again.
This fig and onion recipe has been a favorite of mine for 5 years now and I am delighted to bring it back at this time of year again. I wait patiently all summer long for the figs to appear and nothing delights me more than a luscious ripe fig. I believe them to truly be an aphrodisiac seeing the effect they seem to have on me. -Cleopatra and Megan
