Dried Apricots with Goat Cheese and Pistachios

Ingredients

• 2 pounds apricot dried
• 1 pound goat cheese chilled soft
• 1.5 cups orange juice fresh
• 1.5 cups pistachios shelled toasted

Equipment

• paper towels

Directions

1. Toss apricots with juice and let stand, tossing occasionally, 20 minutes.
2. Chop all pistachios, preferably by hand, and season with salt.
3. Drain apricots, cut sides up, on paper towels. Top each with a small chunk of cheese and sprinkle with nuts.
4. You can assemble these 1 day ahead and chill them, covered, but they can't be stacked and will take up a lot of refrigerator space.