Caprese Crostinis
- 1 French Baguette
- Butter, Olive Oil Or Pam Cooking Spray, For Coating The Top Of Each Slice Of Bread
- 1/4 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 8 ounces, weight Chunk Of Mozzarella Cheese
- 10 leaves Fresh Basil
- 3 Large Tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 teaspoons Fresh Cracked Pepper
- 1/2 cups Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Preheat oven to 250 F. Slice the baguette on a diagonal.
- Place slices on a cookie sheet.
- You can either butter each slice, drizzle olive oil over them, or spray PAM cooking spray on them.
- Sprinkle with grated parmesan.
- Put in the oven on low heat (about 250 degrees F) and keep an eye on themyou want them to be golden around the edges and toasted.
- Take the bread out of the oven and flip the slices over and repeat the olive oil step with that side.
- Then put it back in the oven to finish toasting.
- Slice the mozzarella, basil and tomatoes so that they can fit on the crostini.
- Save some basil for garnish if you want to.
- Place the ingredients on the crostini in that order.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Sprinkle with chiffonades of basil for garnish.
baguette, butter, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, basil, tomatoes, salt, fresh cracked pepper, olive oil
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/caprese-crostinis/ (may not work)