Tuscan Spinach and Tomato Crustini
- 1 pillsbury refrigerated pie crust
- 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
- 5 teaspoons basil pesto
- 1 (9 ounce) box frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed to drain
- 13 cup diced red onion
- 2 small tomatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 12 tablespoons dry roasted sunflower seeds
- 13 cup provolone cheese, shredded (can also use smoked)
- 2 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
- Heat oven to 375F.
- Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
- Unroll pie crust onto cookie sheet.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cream cheese and 4 tsp of the pesto.
- Spread this on pie crust to within 1" of the edge.
- Arrange spinach evenly over cream cheese mixture.
- Sprinkle onion over spinach.
- Arrange tomato slices in a single layer over onion.
- Carefully fold a 1" edge of crust over filling, pleating every 2".
- Brush remaining pesto over folded edge of crust.
- Bake 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle sunflower seeds and provolone evenly over crustini.
- Bake 12-14 min longer or until cheese is melted and crust is light golden brown.
- Cool 15-20 minutes.
- Sprinkle with basil leaves and cut into wedges.
crust, cream cheese, basil pesto, frozen spinach, red onion, tomatoes, sunflower seeds, provolone cheese, fresh basil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tuscan-spinach-and-tomato-crustini-289683 (may not work)