Crostini of artichokes & chives

Name: Crostini of artichokes & chives
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 390 grams artichoke hearts; 1 juice lemon; 2 smalls garlic cloves, 1 crushed, 1 halved; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 25 grams parmesan, grated; 1 small bunch chives, snipped; 1 baguette, thinly sliced; 9 servings few parmesan shavings, to serve

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Crostini of artichokes & chives a try. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 442 calories. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A couple people really liked this Mediterranean dish. A mixture of artichoke hearts, olive oil, baguette, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 15 minutes. Steamed Baby Artichokes With Lemony Brown-butter Sauce & Chives, Crostini di fegatini (Tuscan Chicken Liver Crostini), and Crostini di Fegatini (Chicken Liver Crostini) are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Drain the tin of artichoke hearts and put them in a food processor with a good squeeze of lemon, the crushed garlic clove, 1 tbsp of the extra virgin olive oil, the Parmesan, a good pinch of salt and plenty of black pepper. Pulse to a chunky pure, scraping down the sides once or twice. Stir in a few snipped chives. This can be made a day ahead and chilled.

Ingredients you will need

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Artichoke Hearts

Black Pepper

Whole Garlic Cloves

Parmesan

Chives

Lemon

Salt

Equipment you will use

Food Processor

Grill 12 slices of the baguette on each side until golden, rub lightly with the cut garlic clove and brush with the rest of the extra virgin olive oil.

Ingredients you will need

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Whole Garlic Cloves

Baguette

Dry Seasoning Rub

Equipment you will use

Grill

Spread generously with artichoke mix, scatter over Parmesan shavings and remaining chives, grind over pepper and serve.

Ingredients you will need

Artichoke

Parmesan

Chives

Pepper

Spread

Equipment

Food Processor

Grill

Ingredients

Servings:

390grams

artichoke hearts 1

juice lemon 2smalls

garlic cloves, 1 crushed, 1 halved 3Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil 25grams

parmesan, grated 1small bunch

chives, snipped 1

baguette, thinly sliced 9servings

few parmesan shavings, to serve

Recommended wine: Chianti, Sparkling Rose, Sparkling Wine, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Sparkling rosé, and Sparkling Wine are great choices for Crostini. If you're serving a selection of appetizers, you can't go wrong with these. Both are very food friendly and complement a variety of flavors. The Castello di Ama Chianti Classico San Lorenzo Gran Selezione with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 48 dollars per bottle.