Figs with Caramelized Onions and Goat Cheese

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Servings: 40
Yield: 40 servings

Description

For your next party, impress your guests with this delectable appetizer made with dried Mission figs, goat cheese, and caramelized onions.

Ingredients

1/4 cup canola oil
1 large yellow onion, cut into thin slices
1/4 cup small dried Mission figs
6 ounces goat cheese, softened
40 crackers

Directions

1 Heat a skillet over medium heat; add oil. Add onion; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking and stirring until onion is very tender and dark brown, about 40 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool.
2 While the onion is cooling, cut the figs lengthwise into 1/4-inch rounds.
3 Layer 1/4 teaspoon goat cheese, 1/4 teaspoon caramelized onions, and 1 or 2 fig slices on each cracker.