The French like to cook using small amounts of intensely flavored ingredients, such as balsamic vinegar and goat cheese.
Ingredients
8 cherry tomatoes
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
Salt and black pepper
1/4 cup canned white kidney or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
4 large whole-grain crisp crackers
1 ounce reduced-fat goat cheese, crumbled
8 baby arugula leaves
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350°F. In an 8- inch square baking dish, toss the tomatoes with the vinegar and salt and pepper to taste until coated. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the tomatoes are soft, shaking the pan occasionally.
In a small bowl, mash the beans and oil to form a thick paste. Top each cracker with white bean paste, 2 warm tomatoes, a sprinkling of cheese, and 2 arugula leaves. Serve.
