Crostini with Mushrooms, Prosciutto, and Blue Cheese
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps chopped
- 4 ounces crimini mushrooms, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 2 ounces)
- 1/2 cup chopped thinly sliced prosciutto (about 2 1/2 ounces)
- 18 1/2-inch-thick diagonal bread slices cut from 1 sourdough baguette
- Chopped fresh parsley
- Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add all mushrooms and garlic and saute until mushrooms are cooked through and brown, about 10 minutes.
- Add cream and boil until liquid is completely absorbed, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Add blue cheese and stir until cheese melts.
- Mix in prosciutto.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Transfer mushroom topping to bowl.
- (Mushroom topping can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover and refrigerate.)
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Arrange bread slices on baking sheet.
- Bake until just golden, about 5 minutes.
- Mound 1 generous tablespoon mushroom topping on each slice.
- Return to oven; bake until topping is heated through, about 6 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
butter, shiitake mushrooms, crimini mushrooms, garlic, whipping cream, blue cheese, bread, fresh parsley
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/crostini-with-mushrooms-prosciutto-and-blue-cheese-107462 (may not work)