Endive Bites with Goat Cheese, Figs & Honey

When guests are coming, it's always helpful to have a quick, no-cook appetizer on the menu. These fresh, crisp endive leaves with creamy goat cheese and sweet honey are a cinch to put together, and will please even the pickiest guest.

Photo: Yvonne Duivenvoorden

By Jill Silverman Hough

Serves: 10
Hands-on time: 15 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 large heads white and/or red endive, trimmed and separated into leaves (about 30 leaves)
• 2/3 cup soft goat cheese
• 5 unsweetened dried figs, each cut into 6 pieces
• 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp raw honey

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Fill bottom end of each endive leaf with about 1 tsp cheese, arranging filled leaves on a platter. Top cheese with a piece of fig.
2. Sprinkle filled ends with pepper with pepper and drizzle with honey.

Nutrients per serving (3 endive bites with toppings): Calories: 112, Total Fat: 5 g, Sat. Fat: 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g, Carbs: 12 g, Fiber: 4 g, Sugars: 4 g, Protein: 7 g, Sodium: 129 mg, Cholesterol: 10 mg