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WALNUT, ARUGULA AND GORGONZOLA CROSTINI Recipe | |
Italian Appetizer | |
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Ingredients:
Butter, room temperature18 1/4-inch-thick diagonal baguette bread slices 6 tablespoons chopped toasted walnuts 3 ounces Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled 3 tablespoons finely chopped arugula Arugula leaves
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400F. Spread butter over 1 side of each baguette slice. Arrange baguette slices on baking sheet, butter side up. Bake baguette slices until golden, about 12 minutes. Cool.Reduce oven temperature to 350F. Mix walnuts, Gorgonzola and arugula in medium bowl. Spoon nut-cheese mixture evenly atop baguette toasts, pressing to adhere. Season toasts with pepper. Bake toasts just until cheese melts, about 6 minutes. Cool crostini slightly. Arrange crostini on platter. Garnish platter with arugula leaves and serve. Serves 6. Bon Appitit February 1997 | |