French cuisine · Breakfast & Eggs

Fromage Blanc Tartine with Fruit

Toasted country bread with sweetened fromage blanc, fresh fruit, honey and toasted almond flakes.

Ingredients · for 2 servings

• 4 slices country bread
• 250 g cream cheese
• 100 g low-fat quark
• 2 tbsp honey
• 200 g mixed berries
• 1 pear
• 30 g flaked almonds
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 lemon

Instructions

1. Toast the flaked almonds in a dry pan over medium heat for 2 min, until light brown, and tip out onto a plate right away.
2. Stir the cream cheese and quark smooth with 1 tbsp honey, the vanilla extract and a little lemon zest, until you get a light, spreadable cream.
3. Sort through the berries, halving larger ones, core the pear and cut into thin wedges; drizzle the wedges with the juice of half the lemon so they stay pale.
4. Toast the bread slices in a toaster or dry pan for 1-2 min per side, until crisp outside but still soft inside.
5. Spread the cream about 1 cm thick on the still-warm slices and arrange the fruit closely on top.
6. Drizzle with the remaining honey, sprinkle with the flaked almonds and serve immediately while the bread is still crisp.