Best Crostini Demily Recipes

SIMPLE CROSTINI

Simple Crostini image

Crostini are perfect spooned high with your pick of toppings.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers Finger Food Recipes

Time 30m

Yield Makes 60

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 baguette (8 to 10 ounces), sliced 1/4 inch thick (about 60 slices)
3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
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Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange baguette slices on two large rimmed baking sheets; brush both sides with oil, and season with salt and pepper.
Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden, 15 to 20 minutes (if undersides are not browning, turn crostini over once during baking). Let cool on baking sheets. Top crostini with desired toppings, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 36 g, Fat 3 g, Protein 1 g

CROSTINI WITH PEAR, PARMESAN, AND CARAMELIZED SHALLOTS

Crostini with Pear, Parmesan, and Caramelized Shallots image

Yummy crostini recipe created by my friend with some additional tweaks added by me. Enjoy!

Provided by KerriJ

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Canapes and Crostini Recipes

Time 3h2m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil, divided, or to taste
2 large shallots, chopped, or more to taste
1 firm Bartlett pear, chopped, or more to taste
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 baguette
1 clove garlic, halved
5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Heat butter and 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in shallots. Cook and stir until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool, 20 to 25 minutes.
Combine pears, 1 teaspoon olive oil, thyme, salt, and pepper with the shallots; stir until evenly mixed. Cover and refrigerate shallot mixture for about 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Slice baguette into rounds. Rub with garlic and brush with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place on a baking sheet.
Toast in the preheated oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
Top baguette rounds with shallot mixture and Parmesan cheese.
Turn oven's broiler on. Return crostini to oven and broil until golden and bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 187.5 calories, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 6.6 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 355.8 mg, Sugar 3.6 g