Crostini
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 long baguette
- olive oil spray
- salt and pepper
- Sweet Topping:
- 4 ounces soft goat cheese (or cream cheese if you don’t like goat cheese)
- 1/2 teaspoon anise seed
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- Hot Topping:
- 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese (Jarlsberg is excellent)
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh herbs (sage, thyme, parsley, rosemary)
- 1/4 cup diced ham
- black pepper
- radish slices
- Vegan Topping:
- 1 avocado
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon minced chives or green onion or shallot
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives, sliced
- sprouts or radish slices
Instructions
- Set oven to 425ºF. Cut the baguette into slices on a diagonal about 1/2-1/3 inch thick. You should get 20-24 slices.
- Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer.
- Spray or brush lightly with oil. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Sprinkle 2/3 of them with black pepper for the savory crostini.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown around the edges and dried out. Set aside. Leave the oven on for the hot crostini.
- For the sweet fruit crostini: Combine cheese with anise and honey. Spread toasted bread with a tablespoon or so of cheese and top with a teaspoon of marmalade and a couple almond slices. (Flavored cheese may be made a day ahead and refrigerated.)
- For hot ham crostini: Mix the cheese, mayo, mustard, herbs and ham together. Spread crostini thickly with this mixture and place on a baking sheet. Bake about 10 minutes until melted and bubbling (or broil on low for 2-3 minutes) and top with radish slices or green onions. (Cheese/ham mix may be made a day ahead of time and refrigerated.)
- For vegan crostini: Mash avocado with lemon juice, herbs, salt and pepper. Spread a tablespoon onto a rostini and top with 2-3 slices of olive and a few sprouts.
- Serve within 30 minutes of assembly. Toasts may be made 48 hours ahead of time, cooled completely, then stored airtight until ready to assemble.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 160
Find it online: https://hilahcooking.com/crostini/