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June 21, 2013 ·

Rosemary Crostinis

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I’m a firm believer that the best things in life are simple….

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Or the simplest things in life are the best…

or vice verse or hither and yon.

 

 

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Rosemary Crostinis fall in to that simply the best category.  Easy. Simple. Delicious. polka dot period!

 

 

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I usually over buy when it comes to baguettes.  One baguette is never nearly enough, two doesn’t quite seem to do it, but three is too much and well four is excessive.  I quite often fall into the four is excessive category.  I’m the Imelda Marcos of bread.

 

 

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So I have come up with this tasty little trick for using the leftover baguette…I also make croutons but that’s a story for another day.  Today lets talk crostinis.

Crostini.

Simple thin cut rounds of baguette brushed with olive oil sprinkled with rosemary and sea salt and toasted….or grilled.

Voila!

 

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Goat Cheese, Strawberry Rhubarb Jam with Balsamic reduction.

They keep wonderfully.  If you allow them to cool completely and then store them in a zip-loc they will last up to 2 weeks…they never last two days around here. (If someone happens to open the bag and eat one, and not close the bag, and because it’s summer and it’s humid, and the crostini’s get chewy and are no longer crunchy, pinch that person really hard, and then pop them, the crostini not the slacker bag zipper upper,  back in the oven for a few to crisp them up.)
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Top them with bruschetta, or cheese, or, or, or….the possibilities are endless.  Or just pop them like cheetos.

 

 

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Rosemary Crostini

1 Baguette, whole wheat or white
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Rosemary
1 tablespoon Sea Salt

preheat oven to 400 degrees

Cut baguette into thin slices, arrange on a baking sheet brush the side that’s up with olive oil. Combine chopped rosemary and sea salt sprinkle over olive oil brushed side of bread rounds. Place in preheated oven and toast for 10 minutes.

Remove and allow to cool. Store in a zip-loc back until ready to serve.

Enjoy!

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  1. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    June 21, 2013 at 8:26 am

    I could eat these for breakfast!! I have tons of rosemary in my herb garden too!

    • Sheila says

      June 21, 2013 at 5:28 pm

      Oh yes my Savoy Friend this would work for breakfast!

  2. Maria says

    June 21, 2013 at 8:27 am

    LOVE this! Perfect little appetizer!

    • Sheila says

      June 21, 2013 at 5:29 pm

      It is the perfect little nibble isnt it?! Thanks for stopping by : ) have a great weekend. xoxo Sheila

  3. Debbie @TheHipHostess says

    June 21, 2013 at 8:36 am

    Having a French husband means we always have a baguette in the house! I usually make these up and freeze them, so I always have an appetizer ready to go for drop in guests. So many possibilities. And now you’ve given me another one! These look simply luscious!

    • Sheila says

      June 21, 2013 at 5:30 pm

      Freeze the baguette whole? Or freeze the crostinis?

      • Debbie @TheHipHostess says

        June 21, 2013 at 6:23 pm

        I freeze the cut crostinis after I bake(taoast) them. I always have a bag in the freezer. The goat cheese & honey is such a tasty idea and things you can always have on hand!

        • Sheila says

          June 21, 2013 at 10:20 pm

          Thanks for getting back to me! That is such a great idea, I would never have thought to freeze the crostinis.

  4. Flavia says

    June 21, 2013 at 8:55 am

    LOVE these, Sheila! Crostini are a perfect snack or appetizer and so versatile. I serve them often at my dinner parties and get-togethers. Bravissima!

    • Sheila says

      June 21, 2013 at 5:31 pm

      Flavia, Thank you! Thanks also for stopping by ; ) have a great weekend..hope you get the chance to wind down with a nice appetizer at some point this weekend! Sheila

  5. Cathy Pollak ~ Noble Pig says

    June 21, 2013 at 10:43 am

    I’m with you on buying excessive amounts of bread. I can’t help it either and these sound like a yummy way to enjoy it.

    • Sheila says

      June 21, 2013 at 5:32 pm

      It’s crazy right?! one, no two, uH no I’ll take 6o! ; P hahahah My husband and I never understand the people who leave their whole bread basket at a restaurant untouched…seriously.

  6. Sarah @ The Chef Next Door says

    June 21, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    I LOVE crostini! I need to go buy a baguette now…I’m craving this!!

  7. Sarah @ The Chef Next Door says

    June 21, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    OH! Do you have a recipe for that strawberry jam???

    • Sheila says

      June 21, 2013 at 5:35 pm

      Hahaha I do, I am sharing on my blog hopefully Monday!

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