Name: Crostini - 8 delicious ways!
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: Crostini bread:; 30 slices artisan type baguette or French stick , cut 1/2cm / 1/4-inch thick on the diagonal (Note 1); 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; salt; 1 garlic clove , cut in half; Caprese (makes 30):; 350g/ 12 oz baby bocconcini (small ones), cut into 8 (Note 2); 400g/ 14 oz cherry tomatoes , cut into 8 (Note 3); 1/2 cup (packed) basil leaves , finely sliced; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 3/4 tsp salt and pepper , each; 4 tbsp balsamic glaze , store bought or homemade; Smoked Salmon with Dill Cream Cheese (makes 30):; 250g/ 8oz spreadable cream cheese (or creme fraiche, Note 4); 2 tsp lemon zest; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp salt and pepper , each; 1/3 cup dill , finely chopped; 500g/ 1 lb smoked salmon , cut into 2cm / 4/5" x 7.5cm / 3" strips; 75g/ 2.5oz baby capers; 30 dill sprigs , for garnish; Mediterranean (makes 30):; 250g/ 8 oz ricotta , or similar (smooth easiest to spread); 500g/ 1 lb antipasto mix - olives (pitted), peppers, sun dried tomato, artichokes; Garlic Prawns/Shrimp and Avocado (makes 30):; 500g/1 lb prawns/shrimp , peeled and deveined; 2 garlic cloves , minced; 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper; 3 tbsp olive oil , separated; 2 eschallots/French onions , finely chopped

1. Bread - use a thin stick of bread so the crostini is small. They should be around 2 bite size once sliced on diagonal - Artisan / sourdough bread works best because they toast up really crisp which means they stay crispier for longer once toppings are on. But any thin bread can be used.

2. Baby bocconcini - they are just small bocconcini, about the size of cherry tomatoes (they're also called "cherry bocconcini")

3. Caprese - cut the bocconcini and cherry tomatoes into roughly the same size.

4. Spreadable Cream Cheese is just softer cream cheese than what you get in blocks. It comes in tubs. If you can't find it, softened normal cream cheese is fine too, or creme fraiche.

5. Cooked prawns - if you prefer to cook your own, use this Garlic Prawns recipe. It will make the crostini even more amazing! Use recipe scaler to adjust quantity (click on servings and slide down to 250g/8oz prawns).

6. Making ahead - crostini can be made 5 days ahead, stored in an airtight container. Toppings should be made fresh, though you can chop and do things to prepare ahead. Just make sure they're 100% crisp out of the oven. Once assembled, they stay pretty crispy for 30 minutes+ if made using artisan bread. Even after an hour they're still acceptably crispy!

Crostini - 8 delicious ways!

Ingredients

Crostini Bread

Caprese (makes 30)

Smoked Salmon With Dill Cream Cheese (makes 30)

Mediterranean (makes 30)

Garlic Prawns/shrimp And Avocado (makes 30)

Strawberry With Goats Cheese And Honey - New! (makes 16)

Rare Roast Beef With Hot English Mustard - New! (makes 16)

Holiday Tapenade - New! (makes 16)

Chilli And Mint Prawns On Parmesan Pea Puree - New! (makes 16)

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