Crostini, an Italian appetizer, is crusty bread with different delicious toppings. Here we’ve highlighted fresh tomatoes, basil and mozzarella.
Crostini
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 23 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 12 slices Italian bread, each 1/2 inch thick
- 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon large capers or chopped ripe olives
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 12 slices (1 ounce each) mozzarella cheese
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Place bread slices on ungreased cookie sheet. Drizzle 1 teaspoon oil over each bread slice.
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Step2Mix tomato, basil, capers, salt and pepper. Spread half of the tomato mixture over bread slices; top each with cheese slice. Spread remaining tomato mixture over cheese.
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Step3Bake about 8 minutes or until bread is hot and cheese is melted. Serve hot.
Nutrition
175
Calories
10 g
Total Fat
10 g
Protein
12 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 175
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10 g
- Saturated Fat
- 4 g
- Cholesterol
- 15 mg
- Sodium
- 380 mg
- Potassium
- 90 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 10 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 22%
- 22%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 High-Fat Meat;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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