Garlic Cream Cheese Crostini Recipes

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil. On ungreased cookie sheet, place bread slices. Lightly brush each with oil. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat about 1 minute or until light golden brown.
• In small bowl, mix cream cheese and green onions. Spread mixture on toasted bread slices. Broil about 1 minute longer or until cream cheese bubbles. Garnish with thyme leaves and tomatoes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Arrange bread slices in 1 layer on a large baking sheet and brush tops with 3 tablespoons oil.
• Stir together remaining tablespoon oil, cheese, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle each slice with about 1 teaspoon cheese mixture, mounding it slightly.
• Bake until topping just starts to melt, 6 to 8 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and kosher salt to taste. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Set the oven to broil at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a small saucepan, combine the olive oil, butter and garlic. Set over medium heat, and cook until butter has melted and the mixture starts to bubble. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.
• Dip each slice of bread into the garlic mixture, turning to coat each side. Place Parmesan cheese on a plate. Press one side of each piece of bread into the cheese, and place cheese side up on a baking sheet.
• Broil on the middle rack of the preheated oven for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Slice 1/2-inch off the pointed end of the garlic bulb to expose each clove. Place garlic on aluminum foil. Pour 1 teaspoon of olive oil over the top of each bulb and let it sink into the cloves.
• Wrap foil around garlic bulbs and bake for approximately 1 hour, or until exposed cloves are golden brown.
• In a dry saute pan over medium-high heat, toast pine nuts for approximately 5 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Toast baguette slices in oven or toaster oven.
• To serve, place garlic, cheese, pine nuts and parsley on a serving plate along side crostinis. Instruct guests to extract individual garlic cloves from bulb with a small fork, spread on toast, and top with goat cheese, pine nuts and parsley leaves.

Steps:

• Heat broiler on oven. Arrange baguette slices on two large baking sheets in an even layer. Brush both sides with butter.
• Place an oven rack about 4 inches away from the broiler.
• Toast baguette slices until golden brown, about 2 minutes, depending on your oven. Flip crostini and toast the other side as well.
• Let cool on baking sheets.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, set aside.
• In a large bowl, toss together cherry tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Transfer tomatoes to prepared baking sheet and spread into an even layer.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until the tomatoes are completely softened and starting to wrinkle.
• Generously spread Arla Cream Cheese Spread onto crostini. Top with warm tomatoes and fresh basil. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Lightly brush bread slices with olive oil and bake 10-12 minutes until golden brown.
• Combine cream cheese, goat cheese, Italian seasoning, and garlic; set aside.
• Heat butter in large skillet over medium heat until melted. Add garlic, shrimp, and bell pepper.
• Cook and stir 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in parsley.
• Spread each bread slice with cheese mixture, top with 2 shrimp and serve.

Steps:

• Mix olive oil and minced garlic in a heat-proof measuring cup. Microwave at half power for 30 seconds. Set aside.
• Note: depending on the size of your baguette, you may have to double the garlic oil ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 375*. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Slice the baguette, on the diagonal, into 1/4" to 1/2" thick slices.
• Using a pastry brush lightly wipe both sides of the bread slices with garlic oil. Arrange on the baking sheet.
• Sprinkle (one side only), lightly with kosher salt and black pepper (if using).
• Bake for 10 minutes. Turn slices over and continue to bake for another 5 - 10 minutes or until golden in colour and crispy. The baking time will depend on the thickness of the slices and the amount of garlic oil used.
• Remove from the baking sheet and let cool in a single layer on a cooling rack.
• You can use these immediately, or allow to cool completely for storage in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese spread onto bread slices.
• Top with prosciutto.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Brush dressing onto both sides of baguette slices; place in single layer on baking sheet.
• Bake 7 to 10 min. or until edges are golden brown, turning after 4 min. Cool.
• Rub edges of toast slices with garlic.

Steps:

• Trim tip off garlic head to expose cloves; place head on piece of foil.
• Drizzle oil over top; wrap in foil.
• Bake in 400°F oven until cloves are softened and caramelized, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, toast baguette slices on baking sheet in 400°F oven until golden, about 8 minutes.
• Spread pine nuts on small baking sheet; toast alongside baguette slices until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• To serve, arrange baguette slices, garlic, pine nuts, goat cheese and parsley on serving plate.
• Using small fork, remove 2 roasted cloves from garlic bulb; spread on baguette slice.
• Top with goat cheese round, pine nuts and parsley.

Steps:

• Stir sugar and vinegar in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add next 4 ingredients and simmer until mixture is syrupy and reduced to 1/2 cup, about 8 minutes. Mix in apples and raisins. Increase heat to high and boil until apples are tender, stirring frequently, about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature. (Chutney can be made 3 days ahead; cover and refrigerate.) Mix in tomatoes and mint.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. Arrange baguette slices on baking sheet and brush with olive oil. Bake until golden and crisp, about 8 minutes. Spread each toast with roasted garlic; top with goat cheese and chutney.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix first 5 ingredients; spread onto crackers. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 5 min. or until mayo mixture is lightly browned.
• Top with tomatoes.