Roasted Tomato Crostini
- 2 cups small grape tomatoes
- 2 Tbs. olive oil, divided
- 18 3/8-inch-thick sourdough baguette slices
- 3 1/2 tsp. white balsamic vinegar, divided
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 15-oz. can cannellini beans, drained
- 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 tsp. minced fresh rosemary, divided
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. chopped fresh basil
- Place oven rack in top position, and preheat oven to 450F.
- Coat small rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Toss tomatoes and 1 Tbs.
- oil in medium bowl.
- Spread tomatoes on prepared baking sheet, and roast 12 minutes.
- Stir, then roast 3 to 4 minutes more, or until most tomatoes are slightly shriveled and some are scorched.
- Scrape back into bowl; cool.
- Lightly coat bread slices on both sides with cooking spray.
- Arrange slices on large baking sheet.
- Bake 6 minutes, or until slightly browned on bottom and beginning to crisp.
- Cool on baking sheet.
- Toss tomatoes with 1 1/2 tsp.
- vinegar, and season with cayenne and salt and pepper, if desired.
- Place 2/3 cup beans in large pie plate.
- Heat remaining 1 Tbs.
- oil in small nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add garlic and 1 tsp.
- rosemary, and stir 30 to 40 seconds, or until very fragrant, but not brown.
- Scrape oil mixture over beans in dish.
- Mash to coarse paste (some beans may still be whole) with large fork.
- Mix remaining 2 tsp.
- vinegar, salt, and pepper, 1/4 cup basil, and remaining beans into paste.
- Set aside 1 tomato for each crostini, and stir remaining tomatoes into beans.
- To assemble crostini, mound bean mixture on toast slices.
- Combine remaining 1/2 tsp.
- rosemary and 2 Tbs.
- basil in small bowl, and sprinkle lightly over bean mixture.
- Top each with 1 tomato.
grape tomatoes, olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, cayenne pepper, cannellini beans, clove garlic, fresh rosemary, salt, freshly ground black pepper, fresh basil
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/roasted-tomato-crostini/ (may not work)