Strawberry Appetizer with Blended Cottage Cheese Crostini

• 份量: 28 servings
• 活動時間: 10 minutes
• 總時間: 32 minutes

食材

1 baguette (12oz)

2 tbsp olive oil

16 oz cottage cheese (4% preferred)

½ tbsp honey (or maple syrup)

zest from ½ lemon

salt & pepper (to taste)

strawberries (about ¾ lb, finely diced)

fresh basil (chiffonaded)

balsamic glaze

flaky sea salt (optional)

步驟

Preheat your oven to 400F (or 450F if you prefer super crispy crostini).

Cut baguette into ½ inch slices. Then, cut each piece in half diagonally. Flip one of the pieces and put them together so that they form a heart. If it's not quite looking like a heart yet, use your knife to cut a small triangle at the top (see photos and videos for reference).

Add heart-shaped baguette slices to an extra large baking sheet and brush each side with olive oil. Transfer to the oven and bake for about 12 minutes (or roughly 6 minutes if the oven is at 450F). Allow the crostini to cool for several minutes.

Meanwhile, add all blended cottage cheese ingredients to a food processor and blend until smooth and no clumps remain.

Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a piping bag or ziplock bag with the end cut off. Then, pipe the blended cottage cheese onto the cooled crostinis. Alternatively, you can just spread it out with a knife.

Top each crostini with a generous amount of diced strawberries, a drizzle of balsamic glaze, basil, and a pinch of flaky sea salt. Enjoy!