Skip to main content

Pickled Fig, Robiola, & Pistachio Oil Crostini

4.9

(9)

Image may contain Food
Pickled Fig, Robiola, & Pistachio Oil CrostiniRomulo Yanes

Quick pickled figs add a sweet-tartness to this bruschetta.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

12 slices ciabatta bread
½ cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons sugar
6 dried figs
¼ cup water
2 tablespoons pistachios, toasted and shelled
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Robiola cheese

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine red wine vinegar, sugar, and dried figs with ¼ cup water in a saucepan; bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and let sit until figs soften, about 30 minutes.

    Step 2

    Halve figs lengthwise. (Alternatively, use 6 fresh figs and halve lengthwise.)

    Step 3

    Finely crush pistachios and combine with extra-virgin olive oil.

    Step 4

    Grill bread slices.

    Step 5

    Smear room-temperature Robiola cheese onto warm toasts. Top with halved figs. Drizzle with pistachio oil.

Read More
Like tiny tomato galettes and chimichurri grilled shrimp.
Filberts, goobers, scaly bark nuts: Explore the world beyond almonds in this guide.
Choose your own adventure at the supermarket with marinated artichokes, beans, peppers, and of course, olives.
Turn humble onions into this thrifty yet luxe pasta dinner.
Like swordfish steaks with tomatoes and Peruvian-style tofu.
A reader favorite for almost 50 years, zhuzhed up for today’s cooks.
Thinly sliced and cooked hot and fast, pork tenderloin is the juicy, cook-quicking weeknight champion of this vegetable-heavy stir-fry.
Loosely inspired by pasta Amatriciana, a few pounds of zucchini stand in for tomatoes.