Recipe | Apple & Prosciutto Crostini with Whipped Blue Cheese
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Makes 18
Crostini
- 1 rustic French baguette, sliced
- Olive oil, as needed
- ½ to 1 gala or fuji apple, thinly sliced
- 3 ounces prosciutto, sliced
- Sides of arugula and honey, for serving
Whipped Blue Cheese
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 4 ounces blue cheese crumbles
- ¼ cup half-and-half
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Milk, as needed to adjust consistency
- Salt to your tastes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush one side of the baguette slices with oil and place them oil-side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until the bread begins to brown, approximately 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool fully. In a mixing bowl, cream together the cream cheese and blue cheese crumbles with the half-and-half and oil using a hand or stand mixer. Some small blue cheese lumps may remain. If too thick or not fluffy enough, adjust consistency with milk as needed. Taste and season with salt if necessary. Spread a spoonful of the whipped blue cheese on the oiled side of the toasted bread. Top with 2 slices of apple and 2 slices of prosciutto. Serve with sides of honey and arugula and allow guests to serve themselves.
Recipe / Photography by Kristel Matousek / www.photoricalfood.com