Aged Goat Cheese with Dried Fruit Moscato Compote and Toasts
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Course : Italian
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4
 

Ingredients:

2 ounces dried apricots -- cut 1/8 inch julienne
1 ounce dried cranberries
1 ounce dried cherries
1 ounce dried currants
8 ounces moscato dasti -- (sweet wine from italy)
1/2 cup hazelnuts -- roughly chopped
2 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter -- softened
4 slices good-quality white bread -- toasted
8 ounces aged goat cheese -- caraway round
 

Preparation:

In a medium sauce pan over medium-low heat, stir together the apricots, cranberries, cherries, currants and wine. Bring to a boil, turn off the heat and let stand 30 minutes. The fruit will plump to twice their original size and the wine should just moisten the fruit. In a large mixing bowl put the hazelnuts, sugar and soft butter. Blend with a spoon until homogenous. Spread this mixture over the toast in a thin layer all the way to the edges. Remove the crusts with a sharp knife. Cut each toast into triangles, and divide the toast among 4 saucers. Using 4 large martini glasses divide the fruit mixture and juices evenly. Place each glass on a saucer with the toast. Shave goat cheese with peeler over each glass and serve. Comments: The original recipe title as listed Is "Aged Goat Cheese With Dried Fruit Moscato Compote And Hazelnut Toasts". Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # MB-5624)