Herb Crostini with Blue Cheese Spread and Caramelized Onion Relish

Name: Herb Crostini with Blue Cheese Spread and Caramelized Onion Relish
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 1 (20- to 25-inch) baguette; 20 servings Caramelized Onion Relish; 1 Tbsp chopped dill; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 Tbsp chopped parsley; 1 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 20 servings Creamy Blue Cheese Spread; 0 teaspoons sea salt

Herb Crostini with Blue Cheese Spread and Caramelized Onion Relish might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 20. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 39 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. Head to the store and pick up baguette, parsley, creamy cheese spread, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Slice bread into 1/4-inch slices at a slight angle, and arrange in a single layer on a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan or cookie sheet.

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Bread

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Stir together olive oil and herbs.

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Herbs

Brush bread lightly on one side with herb mixture, and sprinkle with sea salt and pepper.

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Bread

Bake at 400 for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown and crunchy.

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Cool completely. Top with Creamy Blue Cheese

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Blue Cheese

Spread and Caramelized Onion Relish, and serve immediately.

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Caramelized Onions

Spread

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Servings:

(20- to 25-inch) baguette 20servings

Caramelized Onion Relish 1Tbsp

chopped dill 2Tbsps

olive oil 1Tbsp

chopped parsley 1teaspoons

freshly ground pepper 20servings

Creamy Blue Cheese Spread 0teaspoons

sea salt

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 Ricasoli Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 46 dollars per bottle.

Ricasoli Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico

#5 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2009The Castello di Brolio expresses the refined elegance that is only specific to the terroir of Brolio. It is a "seamless wine" achieved by selecting the best grapes of Brolio, matured in barriques, with a long fining in the bottle that enhances its noble elegance. Sangiovese with a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon and MerlotWith this harvest, it was finally possible for the Sangiovese to express itsmaximum potential. Intense ruby color with garnet tinges, it has a beautifularomatic complex bouquet. Chocolate/coffee and spices palate, it possesseselegant tannin content and a lingering finish.Chianti Classico is especially perfect as a compliment to meat-based main courses, such as porchetta allo spiedo, tripe, bistecca alla fiorentina, Colonnata lard, cold cuts and finocchiona di cinta senese. Chianti Classico also goes well with semi-mature Pecorino Toscano cheese, crostini alla toscana and fagioli al fiasco. The wine should be served at a temperature of 60-65°F.