HOW TO MAKE PERFECT TOAST POINTS
Learn how to make toast points with this step by step guide. These Toast Points are little breads that are perfect for dips. They are especially great with smoked salmon and can be used in the mornings as a breakfast idea or at night as a party appetizer or hors d'oeuvre. Spice them up with a little cayenne or or garlic or go traditional with a pinch of black pepper.
Provided by Claire | Sprinkle and Sprouts
Time 16m
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 400°F/200ºC.
- Melt the butter in the microwave or in a small pan on the hob.
- Use a serrated knife and a sawing action to cut the crusts from the slices of bread. (see note 3)
- Lightly brush 1 side of bread with butter mixture. Sprinkle with pepper
- Cut each slice of bread into 4 triangles.
- Place the bread, buttered sides up, onto a baking sheet.
- Bake 6-8 minutes or until golden and toasted.
- Allow to cool on a rack for at least 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 20 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Cholesterol 1 mg, Sodium 32 mg, ServingSize 1 serving
CHICKEN LIVER PATE WITH GOLDEN TOAST POINTS
Chicken livers are a staple of New Orleans markets; this chicken liver pate is served with toast points, olives, and cornichons.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Appetizers
Yield Makes 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place mushrooms in a small bowl; pour the boiling water over. Cover, and let steep until mushrooms are soft, about 15 minutes. Strain through a sieve, reserving liquid. Finely chop mushrooms.
- Meanwhile, in a large saute pan, melt 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add half the chicken livers and half the thyme; season with salt and pepper. Saute until livers are lightly browned on the outside and light pink on the inside, 6 to 7 minutes, adding half the garlic after 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 tablespoon brandy. Transfer mixture and all juices to a large bowl. Repeat with remaining livers.
- Melt 2 tablespoons butter in same pan; add bread cubes and the reserved mushroom liquid, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan. Combine with liver mixture.
- Working in batches if necessary, transfer to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process until mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes. Add lemon juice, and adjust seasoning. Transfer to a 2-cup serving dish.
- Melt remaining tablespoon butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Skim off white foam from surface, and discard. Drizzle melted butter over top of pate, and place in refrigerator, covered, until butter is set, at least 1 hour. Bring to room temperature 1 hour before serving; scrape off butter, if desired, and serve.
CHICKEN-LIVER PâTé
You could serve this chicken pâté as an appetizer at a dinner party, or simply as a light (really!) supper or a sandwich spread. It takes less than a half-hour to prepare, and it will firm up in the refrigerator in a few hours. Simply pack the mixture into a bowl or glass jar, cover and refrigerate.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, dips and spreads, appetizer, main course
Time 20m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put a large, heavy sauté pan over medium heat, and melt 4 tablespoons of the butter until it begins to foam. Add the shallots, and sauté them until translucent, being careful not to allow them to brown. Add the livers, thyme and Madeira or port, and bring the heat to high. Cook, occasionally stirring the livers around in the pan with a spoon, until the wine has reduced and the livers are lightly browned but still very soft and pink on the inside, approximately 5 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the stove, and put its contents into a blender or food processor, along with the cream and the remaining butter. Purée until smooth, adding a little more cream if necessary. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt if necessary.
- Pack the pâté into a glass jar or bowl, then smooth the top with a spatula. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about two hours or up to five days. Serve with bacon-onion jam and copious amounts of toast.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 207, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 225 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 1 gram
GOLDEN TOAST POINTS
Serve these popular French-style hors d'oeuvres on a platter that may also include olives, cornichons, and chicken liver pate.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 1
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice crusts off bread, and cut each slice into quarters, to form four triangles. Place in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet; toast in oven until bread is golden and beginning to crisp, about 15 minutes, turning once. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool slightly.
CHICKEN LIVER ON TOAST
Back in 2012, Sam Sifton and Mark Bittman put together a feast for 15. The trick? Get it done in eight hours. Lobster and chopped salad, soubise and root vegetables, and a roasted chicken were all on the menu. And so was this recipe for chicken liver on toast. It may not have been the star of the show that night, but it served a critical purpose: keeping appetites satisfied in the lead-up to the meal. It can be an appetizer, or, paired with a salad, an exemplary light lunch or dinner.
Provided by Mark Bittman And Sam Sifton
Categories appetizer
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Melt the butter over medium heat in a large sauté pan. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until it is soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add the chicken livers and chipotle and cook until the livers are lightly browned, an additional 10 minutes or so. Add the wine, and cook until there are only a few tablespoons of liquid remaining, about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Transfer the liver to a food processor and pulse until the sauce is blended and a little lumpy. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Put the mixture into small ramekins and place, covered, in the refrigerator to cool and set.
- Spread on grilled or toasted peasant bread.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 176, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 3 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 276 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams
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