Goat Cheese Chili Jam (Printable)

Toasted baguette slices layered with creamy goat cheese and a sweet-spicy chili jam topping.

# What you need:

→ Bread

01 - 1 small baguette, sliced into 8 diagonal pieces
02 - 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

→ Topping

03 - 4 ounces fresh goat cheese, softened
04 - 4 tablespoons chili jam
05 - Fresh basil leaves for garnish, optional
06 - Freshly ground black pepper to taste

# How to make it:

01 - Preheat the oven to 400°F. Arrange baguette slices on a baking sheet and brush both sides lightly with olive oil.
02 - Toast in the oven for 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, until golden and crisp.
03 - Allow the toasted bread to cool slightly, then spread each slice generously with goat cheese.
04 - Spoon approximately one-half tablespoon of chili jam over the cheese on each bruschetta.
05 - Garnish with fresh basil leaves and a sprinkle of black pepper.
06 - Serve immediately while the bread is still slightly warm.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • They come together faster than any other appetizer I've found, which means less stress when people are already at your door.
  • The contrast of creamy goat cheese against crispy bread and spicy-sweet jam feels elegant without requiring any special technique.
02 -
  • Don't toast the bread too far ahead of time or it hardens into something closer to a weapon than food—the magic window is about fifteen minutes after toasting.
  • The goat cheese needs to be actually soft before you start, not room temperature but straight-from-the-fridge firm, which is a lesson I learned by scraping cheese shards off toast.
03 -
  • Cut your baguette on a sharp diagonal because straight cuts look amateur and diagonal ones photograph better, which actually does matter when you're serving guests.
  • The spread knife trick is using a small offset spatula instead, which distributes goat cheese evenly without dragging or creating holes in the toast.
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