Honey Lavender Walnut Goat Cheese Toast is an elegant, sweet treat that goes well with a cup of tea.
Spring Toast Week continues!
So far I've shared a sweet Blackberry Citrus Ricotta Toast recipe and a savory Spring Scramble on Toast recipe. After a break from toast yesterday to share a Wine Wednesday feature on a new collab - the Hi-Lo Cuvée wines by Chehalem Winery - I'm back today with a lovely new toast recipe.
Honey Walnut Lavender Toast
Are you normally a coffee person or a tea person?
Most people, I find, are one or the other. I love coffee, but I can get down with tea from time to time, especially if it's a really good tea like my favorite Lord Bergamot from Portland-based Smith Teamaker.
When I'm in the mood for tea, this is the toast that I long for.
With a goat cheese base, sprinkled walnuts and delicate lavender petals, and sweet honey drizzle, this is definitely a more grown-up toast recipe.
I like to call it one of my Mom Recipes - the ones that I make just for me, when the kids and hubby aren't around, so I can indulge with a heaping cuppa soothing hot tea and put my feet up for a bit while catching up on some reading.
Those kind of alone times are few and far between these days. I don't talk about motherhood as often on this blog anymore, and I suppose that's what happens when you move from the very public little kid phases to the more private dramas of raising a tween and teenager. Motherhood takes on a whole higher level of mental and emotional difficulty and heartache - the worries are more intense and the consequences more dire in this stage. And the kids? Well, they deserve to deliver the narrative of their life stories; they are no longer just our stories to tell.
So when I can, in the madness and mayhem of work, wife, and mom life, I sit down for a few minutes with a big cup of piping hot coffee or fully caffeinated tea, and this beautiful grown-up goat cheese toast.
It's like a delicious, graceful wave of calm in the storm of older kid mothering.
Honey Walnut Lavender Goat Cheese Toast Recipe
This toast is also beautiful and elegant enough to serve at baby showers, bridal showers, picnics, and would be a lovely addition to any brunch.
If you are serving a crowd, I would cut up the slices into quarters and serve as tea sandwich-size toast bites!
Honey Walnut Lavender Goat Cheese Toast
Ingredients
- 4 slices whole grain bread (you can use any hearty bread)
- 4 tbsp goat cheese
- 4 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp chopped walnuts
- 1 tsp dried culinary lavender flowers
Instructions
- Lightly toast 4 slices of bread. Spread about 1 tablespoon of goat cheese evenly on each slice.Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of honey evenly over each slice.Sprinkle about ½ tablespoon chopped walnuts evenly over each piece of toast.Sprinkle just a few dried culinary lavender flowers over each slice. A little goes a very long way!Serve and enjoy immediately.
Nutrition information is a general estimate. Actual nutrition details may vary depending on the exact foods & brands you use to make this recipe. It does not take into account any substitutions, toppings, or optional ingredients.
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alex says
Oh, I am badly Craving for this.
Patti says
Looks yummy! I never considered adding goat cheese on toast but I love the idea.
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
It's a great way to change it up! I love adding new things to toast! Thanks, Patti!
Eileen Mendoza Loya says
We don't have goat cheese often but this recipe is reason enough to get some. I love the addition of walnuts too. Yum. This toast would make for a really tasty breakfast or brunch.
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
I agree! I love it for breakfast!
Meg says
I love the sweet and savory combo on this dish... and it is so pretty! Thanks for sharing :)
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
I love this combo, too! Thanks, Meg!
lauren says
This looks amazing! Such a fun and creative combination, pinned this one for later :)
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Thank you, Lauren!
Jeanette says
Wish I had this toast for breakfast this morning :)
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Make it tomorrow! ;)
Annie Cho says
This toast looks yummy! It would be perfect for breakfast, or as small bites for a party!
xoxo
Annie
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Right? Thanks, Annie! :)
Jessica Levinson says
This toast looks so delicious! Can't wait to enjoy this for breakfast!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Thanks so much, Jessica!
Rae says
I've been drinking a lot of tea lately (I'm blaming the rainy weather we've been having), and I think this tea would be perfect alongside of either tea or a quality cup of Joe. Love the use of lavender!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
This would taste so great with tea!
Brittany Poulson says
I love the addition of lavender to this! I wouldn't have ever thought of it, but now I NEED it! Yum!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
It's such a tasty combo! :)
christine says
Toast is totally making a comeback. I love me a fancy toast these days. Goat cheese is always a go to w/ my "fancy" toasts so this one sounds pretty darn good to me.
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Right?! There's so many ways to mix it up! :) Thanks!
Jessica Robinson says
Loving this recipe. I'll be using my homemade Maple Shredded Wheat Bread and my parents honey from their farm. Such amazing flavors with honey, lavender, and Goat's cheese!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Yummy! That's even better! Thank you, Jessica!
Ellen @Zyrakuma says
These look scrumptious! Never heard of using goat cheese on toast before.
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Thank you, Ellen! I love mixing things up! :)
Sara says
Oh. My. Yum! This looks really tasty!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Thanks, Sara! :)
Emily says
I love goat cheese and honey. This sounds delicious!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Me too! They make an such a great combo!
Erin @ Platings and Pairngs says
More fancy toast! I love it! I also love your idea to cut this up into bite sized pieces - Perfect for showers or teas!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Thanks so much, Erin!