Radish and Bleu Cheese Toast

An easy, delicious, decadent toast with pungent bleu cheese and quick pickled radish. Add in arugula leaves and a soft boiled egg if you like and serve it for a light lunch, or cut them into bit size pieces for appetizers. Tastes awesome with a chilled glass of white wine. Easy, delicious, and decadent. Give this a try!

About the recipe

The inspiration for this recipe came from the August issue of Food&Wine magazine. The editor Hunter Lewis picked a few simple recipes he’s been making this summer and this toast was one of them. He described this recipe as one that was published by chef and writer Gabrielle Hamilton back in 2016 in The New York Times. Its a delicious toast made with blue cheese, radish and onions. All I did is made it more filling by adding in arugula and a soft boiled egg. Give it a try!

Radish and Bleu Cheese Toast
with inspiration from chef Gabrielle Hamilton with a few modifications

Ingredients:

4 radishes thinly sliced
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 clove of garlic minced
1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp sugar or honey
Salt and pepper
Balsamic vinegar for drizzling
Bleu cheese
4 multigrain toast slices
Butter or cream cheese (optional)

Directions:

Place the radish, garlic, and toss with the lemon juice, salt and pepper, sugar and olive oil. Let it sit for 15 minutes or longer.

When ready to assemble, toast up the bread slices. Spread butter or cream cheese on each toast. Take a hand full of arugula leaves and toss them in the radish liquid that gets released. Place them on top of the toast. Next evenly distribute the pickled radish and onions. Top with crumbled bleu cheese. Drizzle balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle more salt and pepper. Serve immediately.