Categories: Appetizers

Ingredients

• 1 baguette, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• Olive oil, for drizzling
• 4 oz. brie cheese, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsp herbed cheese spread (such as Boursin or Alouette)
• 1/4 cup prepared pesto
• 2 oz. goat cheese
• 1/4 cup cherry preserves
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup pitted olives
• 4 oz. fresh mozzarella, cut into small cubes
• Grated Parmesan, for topping
• Small basil leaves, for topping

Directions

1. Heat a griddle or grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle the bread slices with a little olive oil. Add as many slices to the pan as will fit in a single layer and cook on both sides until slightly crisp and browned. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool. Repeat with the remaining bread slices.

2. Now make different versions of crostini: Layer the brie slices, spread the herbed cheese, spoon the pesto and crumble the goat cheese on the toasts.

3. And that’s just the beginning of the fun! Spoon cherry preserves on the brie, lay a couple of tomato halves on the herbed cream cheese, press a couple of olives into the goat cheese and for the pesto version, how about a cube of mozzarella with a little extra pesto on top? Yes please!

4. Back to the herbed cheese-tomato version: Just before serving, drizzle with a little olive oil and top with a little Parmesan. For the pesto-mozzarella one, top with basil leaves to make it extra pretty!

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