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Crostini - Little toasts with flavourful toppings
Caramelized Onions with Fig

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Caramelized Onions with Fig

This fantastic new product is the perfect addition to a cheese tray! Try it with local artisinal cheeses and fresh bread or crackers.

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Crostini - Little toasts with flavourful toppings   

Crostini are small rounds or geometric shapes of bread, brushed with oil, and topped with flavourful filling. They are much like bruschetta but smaller and less filling. Hence they make perfect party hors d'oeuvre.
ingredients
KALAMATA OLIVE TAPENADE CROSTINI
10 tsp Kalamata Olive Tapenade
5 oz Mozzarella - shredded or thinly sliced
10 pieces Crostini
Red pepper - thinly sliced
CARAMELIZED ONION AND EMMENTHAL CROSTINI
5 oz Emmenthal or swiss cheese - sliced
5 tsp Caramelized Onions with Fig
10 pieces Crostini
Pepper - freshly ground
CURRY AND SHRIMP CROSTINI
1 Cup Curry and Cream Sauce
1/2 Cup Baby Shrimp - fresh
36 pieces Crostini
Lemon for squeezing
instructions
Crostini
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

  2. Slice a baguette on the diagonal into 1/4” pieces or a country loaf into geometric shapes.

  3. Brush both sides of the bread rounds with Kitchen Connaisseur roasted garlic olive oil.

  4. Arrange on a baking sheet. Bake, turning once, for 10 minutes or until crisp and golden on the surface, but not hard-toasted all the way through.

The toasts can be served hot or at room temperature.

Kalamata Olive Tapenade Crostini
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

  2. Spread one teaspoon of tapenade on each piece of crostini. Top with 1/2 ounce of mozzarella cheese. Garnish with red pepper strips.

  3. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 4-7 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Arrange on a platter and serve immediately. Makes 10 pieces.
Caramelized Onion and Emmenthal Crostini
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

  2. Place 1/2 ounce of cheese on the crostini. Top with 1/2 teaspoon of caramelized onions. Liberally grind black pepper over the top.

  3. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 4-7 minutes or until cheese is melted. Arrange on a platter and serve immediately. Makes 10 pieces.
Curry and Shrimp Crostini
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

  2. Mix the curry sauce and shrimp together. Place 2 tsp of the mixture on top of the crostini.

  3. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 4-7 minutes or until heated through. Arrange on a platter and serve immediately. Makes 36 pieces.
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