Green Olive and Goat Cheese Crostini

Name: Green Olive and Goat Cheese Crostini
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 17 inches thick diagonal slices baguette; 1 Tbsp thinly sliced garlic chives or 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; 170 grams log soft fresh goat cheese (cut into 16 rounds); 237 milliliters (lightly packed) chopped pitted imported brine-cured green olives; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for brushing; 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice

Green Olive and Goat Cheese Crostini is This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have garlic chives, imported brine-cured olives, orange juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Toast fennel seeds in small skillet overmedium-high heat until fragrant, shakingskillet occasionally, about 1 minute.

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Toast

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Transfer seeds to medium bowl.

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Seeds

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Bowl

Add olives,2 tablespoons oil, garlic chives, orangejuice, thyme, and orange peel to bowl andtoss to blend. Season to taste with saltand pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made2 days ahead. Cover; chill. Bring to roomtemperature before using.

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Orange Zest

Chives

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Olives

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Thyme

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Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).

Brush both sides of bread slices with oil. Grillon 1 side until golden, about 1 minute. Turnbread over; immediately top each slice with 1cheese round. Grill until bottoms are goldenand cheese softens slightly, about 1 minute.

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Transfer crostini to platter. Spoon olivemixture over and sprinkle with pepper.

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Crostini

Pepper

Garlic chives, alsoknown as Chinese chives, can be foundat Asian markets.

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Garlic

On hot summerevenings, Jeanne likes to serve chilledrosé. It's delicious with the crostini andis also great paired with the Cornishgame hens. To find interesting wines,Jeanne often stops by her favorite localwine shop, Colorado Wine Company.The staff there turned her on to the

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Crostini

Wine

Château du Rouët 2007 Côtes de Provence

Rosé Cuvée Reservée Tradition ($13)that she's pouring tonight. The Grenache-Syrah blend has a fruity, elegant tasteand is rich enough to stand up to thebold flavors in this menu.

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Rose Wine