Zucchini Bread With Grilled Fig And Goat Cheese Recipe
A cheese plate for any time of day
A well-crafted cheese plate can be the ideal start or finish to a meal. But when Bryce Gilmore, the chef-owner of Barley Swine, shared his cheese-plate recipe we were stumped. Is the dish enjoyed best pre- or post-feast? The combination of slightly savory grilled zucchini bread with sweet caramelized figs and pungent, ash-strewn goat cheese obliterates the quandary. Whenever you choose to eat it, this plate of contrasts is a dish we can get behind–whatever the time of day.
Advertisement
Recipe adapted from Bryce Gilmore, Barley Swine, Austin, TX
Zucchini Bread with Grilled Fig and Goat Cheese
This cheese plate combines slightly savory grilled zucchini bread with sweet caramelized figs and pungent, ash-strewn goat cheese.
servings
4
servings
Ingredients
- 2 sticks (½ pound) unsalted butter
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ½ medium lemon, zested
- 3 eggs
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tablespoon baking soda
- 1 cup grated zucchini (about 1 zucchini)
- 8 fresh figs, sliced in half lengthwise
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- ⅓ pound sliced ash-covered goat cheese (such as Ste. Maure)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. In the bowl of a standing mixer, combine the butter with the brown sugar, granulated sugar and lemon zest until the butter is lightened in color, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. Fold the flour mixture and the grated zucchini into the butter mixture, mixing until just combined. Pour the batter into a buttered and floured 9-inch loaf pan and place in the oven. Bake until the top is browned and the bread is cooked through, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Remove the loaf from the oven and set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and cool completely before slicing into ½-inch slices.
- On a hot grill pan or outdoor grill, brush the figs with a bit of olive oil, sprinkle with salt and grill until the figs are warmed and start to caramelize, about 20 seconds. Lay the zucchini-bread slices on the grill and grill until warm and grill marks form, about 1 minute. Arrange the grilled figs and zucchini-bread slices on a plate alongside the goat cheese and serve immediately.