• Unusually delicious; you can experiment with lots of different sweet toppings.

    TO DRINK: Morgenhof Cape Late Bottled Vintage 2001, a young ruby port

    Chocolate spread cream cheese and kumquat preserve bruschetta

    Serves: 4
    Cooking Time: 10 mins

    Ingredients

    • 8 ciabatta slices, lightly toasted
    • 100g chocolate spread
    • 200g smooth cream cheese
    • 100g kumquat preserve
    • 100g walnuts, coarsely chopped
    • honey, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    Place the ciabatta on a serving dish and top with the chocolate spread and cream cheese.

    2

    Gently place the kumquats on top and drizzle with the kumquat syrup. Sprinkle with the walnuts, drizzle with honey and serve.

    COOK’S TIPS

    Experiment with alternative sweet toppings such as:
    • Gorgonzola, toasted pecan nuts and honey.
    • Strawberry halves, good quality melted dark chocolate and mint.
    • Poached pears, oranges, mascarpone and walnuts.