White Bean Crostini
Crostini are tasty, bite-sized snacks consisting of toasted baguette slices and topped with anything your heart wants. I used a nutritious white bean topping drizzled with balsamic vinegar for my crostini dish.
Yield: 17
Materials
For the White Bean Spread:
- 2 cups canned Cannelini or Northern Beans drained and rinsed
- 2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
- 4 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme
- 1 clove garlic
- kosher salt and fresh pepper
Crostini:
- 8 1/2 inch piece of baguette (4 oz total) sliced into 1/4" thin slices
- 1 garlic clove
- olive oil spray
- extra fresh thyme for garnish
- balsamic vinegar for drizzling
Instructions
- Slice the bread into 1/4′′ thick pieces.
- You may toast them in the oven with a little olive oil spray at 400F until toasted, rotating once, or grill them until golden with a little spray of olive oil.
- After toasting the bread, gently massage it with a garlic clove sliced in half. Your bread is now ready to be topped.
- All of the components for the white bean spread should be pureed in a small blender or magic bullet. You can add a bit additional water if it's too dry.
- Garnish each piece with 2 tablespoons of the white bean purée and fresh thyme.
- Drizzle with balsamic vinegar just before serving.
Notes
Makes 34 pieces.