Blue Cheese Cherry Crostini |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 5 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Thought some of you might want to try this for some of your Christmas parties. An excellent snack. Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups cashews |
1 cup dried cherries |
1/2 pound blue cheese |
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, diced |
1 12- to 16-ounce loaf baguette-style french bread |
2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley |
Directions:
1. 1. Preheat the oven to broil.
2. 2. Add the cashews and cherries to a food processor.
3. Process on high for a short 3 to 5 seconds.
4. 3. Add the cashew and cherry mixture to a bowl.
5. Crumble the blue cheese into the bowl, and add the pepper using a wooden spoon, mix everything until it’s well combined.
6. 4. Slice, carefully, the baguette into 1/4-to-1/2-inch slices.
7. Place the slices on a baking sheet, and place the baking sheet in the oven.
8. Watching it closely, broil for a minute per side to lightly brown.
9. 5. Remove the toasts from the oven, and top each with a large dollop of the blue cheese mixture.
10. Broil 1 to 2 minutes more to heat cheese mixture.
11. 6. Place the crostini on a platter, and sprinkle the platter with parsley.
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