Name: Goat Cheese Toasts with Walnuts, Honey & Thyme
Yield: Makes 2 to 4 servings
Ingredients: whole-grain bread, 4 slices, each about 2 1/2 by 5 inches (6 by 13 cm), lightly toasted; fresh goat cheese, 3 oz (90 g), at room temperature; walnuts, 1/4 cup (1 oz/30 g) coarsely chopped; roasted walnut oil, 1 tsp; sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper; honey, for drizzling; fresh thyme leaves, 1/2 tsp

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Goat Cheese Toasts with Walnuts, Honey & ThymeRay Kachatorian

Dripping with honey and sprinkled with fresh thyme, cracked pepper, and sea salt, these warm, crunchy toasts make a delicious breakfast, after-school treat, or lunch when matched with a handful of salad greens. I'm always amazed how something so simple, and a tad messy, can be so unbelievably good.

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