CROSTINI OF ARTICHOKES & CHIVES

Crostini of artichokes & chives image

A sophisticated starter that takes just minutes to put together

Provided by Orlando Murrin

Categories Starter

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

390g can artichoke hearts
juice 1 lemon
2 small garlic cloves , 1 crushed, 1 halved
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
25g parmesan , grated
small bunch chives , snipped
1 baguette , thinly sliced
few parmesan shavings, to serve

Steps:

Drain the tin of artichoke hearts and put them in a food processor with a good squeeze of lemon, the crushed garlic clove, 1 tbsp of the extra virgin olive oil, the Parmesan, a good pinch of salt and plenty of black pepper. Pulse to a chunky purée, scraping down the sides once or twice. Stir in a few snipped chives. This can be made a day ahead and chilled.
Grill 12 slices of the baguette on each side until golden, rub lightly with the cut garlic clove and brush with the rest of the extra virgin olive oil. Spread generously with artichoke mix, scatter over Parmesan shavings and remaining chives, grind over pepper and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174 calories, Fat 10 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.82 milligram of sodium