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vegan blue cheese with rosemary agave and figs

Vegan Blue Cheese Crumbles with Figs and Rosemary Agave

Vegan Blue Cheese Crumbles with Figs and Rosemary Agave is MUST MAKE recipe for your next dinner party. Made with delicious vegan blue cheese crumbles, fresh figs, and an easy-to-make rosemary agave, guests, vegan or not, will absolutely drool over this sweet and savory combo of unique flavors.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

FOR ROSEMARY AGAVE

  • 1/2 cup agave
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2-3 sprigs of fresh rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
  • peel of half an orange peeled into large pieces
  • peel of half a lemon peeled into large pieces
  • 2 cloves of garlic, smashed
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt
  • 1/8 tsp fresh ground pepper

FOR SEASONED SOUR DOUGH BREAD

  • 6 servings sourdough bread, sliced thin About 12 slices total, depending on size of each slice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • salt and pepper to taste

OTHER INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup vegan blue cheese crumbles I used Follow Your Heart Vegan Bleu Cheese Crumbles
  • 8 oz container of fresh figs

Instructions
 

PREPARE THE ROSEMARY AGAVE

  • Place all of the ingredients listed under "Rosemary Agave" in a small sauce pan
    ingredients for rosemary agave
  • Turn stove up to medium heat until the liquid starts to simmer. Then turn down to medium-low.
  • Allow to simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. This will allow the flavor to infuse and the liquid to thicken slightly
  • After agave has simmered for 10 minutes, remove from heat
  • Place a strainer over a bowl and strain the agave into the bowl. Discard the ingredients (rosemary, garlic, ect.) that was left in the strainer.
    straining rosemary agave
  • The agave will be a bit more liquidy when hot, so place it in the fridge or freezer to cool while you prepare the rest of the recipe

PREPARE YOUR SEASONED SOURDOUGH BREAD

  • Preheat your oven to broil on high
  • If your sourdough bread did not come sliced, slice it into thin pieces
    sour dough bread
  • Lay the sliced sourdough bread onto a baking sheet
  • Drizzle olive oil over the bread, distribute evenly
    sourdough bread drizzled with olive oil
  • Squeeze your lemon over the bread, distribute evenly
    lemon on sourdough bread
  • Sprinkle bread with salt and pepper, distribute evenly
  • Place sourdough into oven for 1-2 minutes. You need to babysit this step! Your bread will burn quickly if left in too long!
  • When sourdough is perfectly toasted remove from oven
    sourdough bread toasted

PREPARE FIGS

  • Cut figs into small pieces. Set aside
  • **when cutting figs, make sure you remove the top little piece. You can eat it, but it is a bit hard and is better removed
    figs

PUT IT ALL TOGETHER

  • **You can serve this recipe two ways! You can either plate everything individually and allow your guests to create their own bites.
  • **For the second option for plating, you can construct eat bite yourself with the fig, cheese, and agave placed on the sourdough bread so your guest can just grab and eat.
    vegan blue cheese with rosemary agave and figs
  • If plating the first way, pour the cooled agave into a small serving bowl with a serving spoon
    rosemary agave
  • Place the remaining ingredients on a serving board or plate. Place bowl of agave on serving dish as well
    vegan blue cheese crumbles with figs and rosemary agave
  • Serve and enjoy!
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