Summer Appetizers: Crostini
“Fig Love”
Ingredients
- Grilled slices of bread
- Fig Spread
- 2 Tbsp. toasted, shelled pistachios
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Robiola cheese
Directions
Finely crush 2 Tbsp. toasted, shelled pistachios and combine with 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil (to make
pistacio oil.) Grill 12 slices of bread. Smear room-temp Robiola cheese onto warm toasts. Top with fig spread
and then drizzle with pistachio oil.
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“The Caprese”
Ingredients
- Grilled slices of bread
- 1/2 clove of garlic
- 2 cups halved grape tomatoes
- 1 minced small shallot
- 1 Tbsp. toasted sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
- Sliced fresh mozzarella
Directions
Grill 12 slices of bread & rub with 1/2 garlic clove. In a bowl, combine 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes, 1 minced small shallot, 1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil, and 1 tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; let sit for 15 mins. Put sliced fresh mozzarella on toasts. Spoon tomato mixture over mozzarella. Season with sea salt and pepper.
** Recipes taken from Bon Appetit and modified slightly