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Caprese crostini on a white serving plate.

Caprese Crostini

Harriet
Make these fresh caprese crostini appetizers for your next party. These easy no-cook appetizers are quick to make and healthy too.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetiser, Snacks
Cuisine Australian, Italian
Servings 16 (makes 48 pieces or 3 pieces a serve)
Calories 104 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 90 grams (3.2 ounces) mini toasts, our pack contained 48 mini toasts or homemade crostini
  • 200 grams (7 ounces) Philadelphia cream cheese or a similar style cheese at room temperature
  • 48 basil leaves
  • 24 cherry bocconcini (small mozzarella balls) each cut into half
  • 16 cherry tomatoes each cut into three slices

Instructions
 

  • Spread one mini toast evenly with a layer of cream cheese.
  • Press the base of a basil leaf into the cream cheese at one corner of the mini toast.
  • Add half a bocconcini ball, place it near the basil leaf, and gently press it into the cream cheese to hold it in place.
  • Next, add a slice of cherry tomato and press into the cream cheese.
  • Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
  • Serve immediately.

Notes

  • Don't assemble these too far in advance because the toast will start to turn soft. It is best to make these closer to serving time but no longer than 30 minutes in advance.
  • To make assembly quicker - you can cut the tomatoes and bocconcini in advance and keep them in separate containers in the fridge until you need them.
  • Use cream cheese at room temperature for easy spreading. If you can't get mini toasts, you can always make crostini with a thin baguette. You want a thin baguette because crostini are small and dainty and not large and hearty like bruschetta. See below for instructions on how to make a baguette crostini. Homemade baguette crostinis will be a little larger than the ready-made mini toasts but will be just as delicious. HOW TO
 
MAKE BAGUETTE CROSTINI
  1. Use a serrated knife to slice bread into crosswise rounds about 1.3 cm (½ inch) thick.
  2. Use a pastry brush and brush both sides with extra virgin olive oil, then season with a light sprinkling of salt.
  3. Place the oiled bread slices in a single layer onto a baking sheet, and bake in preheated 180°C (350°F) for about 10 minutes. Flip them over halfway through cooking so that both sides cook. If after 10 minutes they are not crisp and lightly golden brown, bake them a little longer.
  4. Remove them from the oven and allow them to cool on the tray.
You can make these up to five days in advance. Store them in a dry and air-tight container at room temperature until ready to use.
Just like the mini toasts, it is best to add toppings to baguette crostini just before you are ready to serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving is 3 piecesCalories: 104kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 80mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 329IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 1mg
Keyword caprese appetizer, caprese appetizer on bread, caprese toastie, crostini with tomato basil and mozzarella, tomaot and mozzarell crostini
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