Crostini

Name: Crostini
Prep time: 23 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp capers or chopped ripe olives; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh basil leaves; 12 slices Italian bread, each 1/2 inch thick; 340 grams 12 slices each) mozzarella cheese; 1 teaspoons pepper; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters large tomato, chopped; 59 milliliters olive or vegetable oil

The recipe Crostini could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in around 23 minutes. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 8g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 239 calories. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up pepper, mozzarella cheese, bread, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a very reasonably priced hor d'oeuvre.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375ºF.

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Place bread slices on ungreased cookie sheet.

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Drizzle 1 teaspoon oil over each bread slice.

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Mix tomato, basil, capers, salt and pepper.

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Spread half of the tomato mixture over bread slices; top each with cheese slice.

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Spread remaining tomato mixture over cheese.

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Bake about 8 minutes or until bread is hot and cheese is melted.

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Serve hot.

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Servings:

1Tbsp

capers or chopped ripe olives 3Tbsps

chopped fresh basil leaves 12slices

Italian bread, each 1/2 inch thick 340grams

12 slices each) mozzarella cheese 1teaspoons

pepper 1teaspoons

salt 237milliliters

large tomato, chopped 59milliliters

olive or vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are great choices for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Castellani Chianti Annata with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 14 dollars per bottle.