Italian•gourmet
Favourite Party Crostini
Crostini recipe 4 ways.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 baguette
- 1 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
- 1 pear (firm but ripe, thinly sliced)
- 8 slices of goat cheese
- 8 slices of prosciutto
- 6-8 cherry tomatoes (quartered)
- 3-4 basil leaves (sliced)
- Salt
- 8 slices smoked salmon
- 1 cup /250 ml double cream/ heavy cream
- 8 leaves of rocket/arugula
- Chilli infused olive oil (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Slice baguette and toast slices in olive oil in a frying pan until crispy.
- 2
Combine quartered cherry tomatoes, basil, 1/2 tsp of olive oil and salt. Set aside.
- 3
Slice pear and goat cheese. Set aside.
- 4
Pour double cream in a jam jar and put the lid on, shake until firm for about 5 minutes. Alternatively you can whip it with a hand mixer.
- 5
Top each crostini with 2 thin slices of pear, 1 slice of cheese and drizzle of chilli infused olive oil.
- 6
Top each crostini with the mixture of cherry tomatoes and basil.
- 7
Top each crostini with a slice of prosciutto and one small arugula leaf
- 8
Top each crostini with a slice of smoked salmon and a small dollop of whipped cream