Shallot Goat Cheese Spring Vegetable Crostini
We were invited to Easter Dinner at our friends home and were asked to make an appetizer.
To some, this may seem like an easy task. But for me, I would not decide on what an appropriate appetizer for Easter would be.
I decided on a crostini, because it is durable and would act as a blank canvas! If you follow me on Snapchat if have already seen me making these live! Join me for all the first look at all my recipes! 🙂
I also wanted to feature spring vegetables. I read about a dip using caramelized shallots in NY Eats and I wanted to turn it into a spread. And so, my shallot goat cheese and spring crostini were born 😀
Shallot Goat Cheese and Spring Vegetable Crostini
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Serves: 16 crostinis
Ingredients
- 1 large loaf of bread, cut into 16 1/3” inch slices
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- Shallot and Goat Cheese Spread
- 8 ounces goat cheese
- 1 cup thinly sliced shallots
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Topping
- 3 radishes, very thinly sliced
- 16 asparagus tops
- 1/4 cup fresh peas
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill
- micro greens
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Arrange bread onto a sheet pan and drizzle with olive oil
- Cook until golden brown and remove from oven and set aside
Shallot and Goat Cheese Spread
- Heat 1 tablespoons olive oil in skillet and add the shallots
- Sauté the shallots until they are caramelized
- Remove the shallots from the skillet and allow to cool completely
- Using an electric mixer, combine goat cheese, shallots, salt, pepper, garlic and heavy cream.
- Place the spread into a piping bag
Prepare Asparagus
- Bring a pot of water to a boil
- Prepare a bowl of ice water
- Blanch the asparagus in the boiling water for 1-2 minutes, remove from pot and place immediately into the ice water
- Strain and pat dry
Assemble
- Pipe spread onto the top of the toasted bread
- Top with asparagus, radishes, peas, dill and micro greens
- Enjoy 🙂
Best Snack at the party 😉
Thank you 😀