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Tomato Goat Cheese Crostini
This easy Tomato Goat Cheese Crostini recipe is an elevated appetizer your guests will love. The crunchy bread, creamy goat cheese, fresh tomatoes, and tangy balsamic glaze create the most complex and delicious bite. Your guests won't be able to stop talking about this dish, and it's so easy to make in just 4 steps.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 24 toasts
Calories: 65 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 baguette sliced into 1/2” thick diagonal slices
- 4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil divided
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes (12 oz) quartered
- 2 Tbsp basil chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced or squeezed with a garlic press
- 1/8 tsp fine sea salt
- 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 4 oz goat cheese Boursin Cheese, or cream cheese
- 2 Tbsp balsamic glaze to drizzle*, homemade or storebought
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 ̊F with a rack in the center of the oven. Using a serrated knife, slice the baguette into 1/2” thick slices, cutting them diagonally (or on the bias).
- Arrange toasts on a rimmed baking sheet. Brush both sides with extra virgin olive oil, about 3 Tbsp for 1 baguette. Bake the toast for 7 to 10 minutes until the edges are slightly golden.* Remove them from the oven and cool to room temperature.
- While the toasts are in the oven, make your tomato topping. In a mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, basil, garlic, 1 Tbsp olive oil, salt, and pepper and toss gently to combine.
- Once the toasts are cooled to room temperature, spread the goat cheese or your desired cheese over the tops of your toasts then add your tomato topping. Set the crostini on a serving platter and drizzle the tops with balsamic glaze
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Notes
- *How to Tell When Toasts are Done: When the crostini are toasted, they should be lightly browned on the outside, with a little give in the center.
- Make-Ahead Tips:
- Spread the cheese and add the tomato topping on the toast no more than 1 to 2 hours before serving so the bread doesn't get soggy. Add the glaze just before serving.
- Make the tomato topping (omitting salt), toast, and balsamic glaze up to 24 hours in advance, storing them separately. Then add salt to the tomato mixture and assemble the dish just before serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1toast
Calories
65kcal
(3%)
Carbs
6g
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
2mg
(1%)
Sodium
95mg
(4%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
118IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24toasts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 65
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1toast | |
| Calories | 65kcal | 3% |
| Carbs | 6g | |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 2mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 95mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 118IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.