Crostini Appetizers
1 baguette
cream cheese
goat cheese
artichoke hearts, rinsed
asparagus, small chop
Parmesan cheese
parsley
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I always have
Schwann's baguettes in the freezer.
My boys love these things.
They'll each go through a whole loaf with spaghetti.
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Here's my mise en place:
baguette
artichoke hearts
cream cheese, softened
brie cheese
parsley
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I like to rinse off my artichokes.
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I only had four left in the jar.
Don't think that will be enough,
but I'll taste test before I open a new jar.
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Coarse-chop the hearts.
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I opened the Brie and immediately sensed something was amiss.
The color is not right and there's that ... smell.
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Hmmmm.
Check out that sell by date.
That might have something to do with this.
Somehow the brie got lost.
I hate it when that happens.
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I turn to my backup goat cheese.
Five month old goat cheese
beats out six month old brie.
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Equal amounts brie and cream cheese.
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Squish together.
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Add in the artichoke.
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Finely chop the parsley.
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Add in the parsley.
Mix.
I taste tested and ...
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... added more artichoke.
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A few grinds of black pepper and this is ready for the crostini.
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Next, I sliced my baguette.
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And browned both sides in butter.
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You know I like my cracked pepper.
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Top each slice with artichoke mixture.
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Why not go with some asparagus, as well?
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I steamed this for about one minute.
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Then rinsed in cold water and patted them dry.
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I melted a little butter
and added some rosemary to it.
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Dipped a few more crostini slices in that.
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Top with asparagus.
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And grated Parmesan cheese.
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Ready for the oven.
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Heat through.
350 degree oven for maybe 15 minutes.
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Enjoy!
3 comments:
one word...Yum! BTW, one can nevah have enough artichokes, thank you very much. Nicely done, Rosie...nicely done.
Thank you, SweetPhyl.
Speaking of artichokes, did you ever see this post?
http://www.kitchensaremonkeybusiness.com/2009/05/rosie-makes-stuffed-artichokes-to-rave.html
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