Roasted Strawberry Goat Cheese Crostini

The whole lot you’ll have to make these roasted strawberry crostini
Add a kick of warmth
Customise your strawberry goat cheese crostini
Can I make it gluten-free or dairy-free?
Storing suggestions
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Straightforward Roasted Strawberry Goat Cheese Crostini

This extremely easy, but completely scrumptious warm-weather appetizer comes from wayyy again within the AK archives. Image this: it’s the summer season of 2017, Abra and I had been testing summer season recipes throughout her first 12 months working with me, and Tony and I had been busy planning our marriage ceremony (OMG).

These scrumptious roasted strawberry goat cheese crostini come from the “Comfortable Hour” chapter of my buddy Kathryne’s cookbook, Love Real Food, which she had simply printed! You in all probability know her as Cookie + Kate — she’s an OG meals blogger and cookbook writer who’s been making great, healthful recipes for years.

I completely LOVE this recipe as a result of it’s the right steadiness of simplicity and class. AKA I can whip these up with just a few easy substances and really feel a lil’ fancy on the identical time. The right spring or summer season app for entertaining!

The whole lot you’ll have to make these roasted strawberry crostini

Stunning, ripe strawberries are tossed in a bit of honey earlier than they’re popped into the oven, and the straightforward combo smells SO GOOD. They get tremendous tender and the juice is attractive for drizzling over the crispy toasts.

The flavors on these cute little crostini have the right quantity of sweetness, creaminess, and freshness. Right here’s what you’ll want:

Goat cheese: you’ll unfold creamy, tangy goat cheese as the bottom of every crostini.
Strawberries: the star of the present! We’re roasting these infants up in order that they get tremendous juicy.
Honey: you’ll toss the strawberries in a bit of honey earlier than roasting for additional scrumptious sweetness.
Bread: slice a whole-grain baguette or small loaf of bread for the crostini base. You’ll simply want a bit of olive oil to brush either side earlier than toasting within the oven.
Basil: end off every crostini with freshly torn basil for a stunning, herby ingredient.

Add a kick of warmth

Should you love candy, savory, and spicy collectively, swap the honey for warm honey! Yow will discover scorching honey on the retailer or you may make it proper at house by mixing collectively 2 tablespoons of honey with 1/2 teaspoon scorching sauce or a pinch of cayenne pepper.

Customise your strawberry goat cheese crostini

Be at liberty to combine up your flavors to actually make these crostini your personal! Right here’s what I can suggest:

Strive a brand new fruit. I believe roasted cherries or peaches would even be scrumptious.
Decide your cheese. Not a fan of goat cheese? Swap it for one more gentle, gentle cheese like cream cheese, ricotta, burrata, and even whipped cottage cheese.
Add a crunch. A sprinkle of chopped, roasted pistachios can be beautiful.
Add a drizzle. Should you love tangy flavors, I believe a drizzle of balsamic glaze can be unbelievable.

Can I make it gluten-free or dairy-free?

To make gluten-free: swap the common baguette with a sturdy, gluten-free bread.
To make dairy-free: use a spreadable, gentle vegan cheese instead of the cottage cheese. Vegan cream cheese would work properly!

Storing suggestions

These roasted strawberry goat cheese crostini are finest when loved the day of, so I’d suggest solely assembling ones that will probably be eaten.

Make sure to decide up your personal copy of Kathryne’s cookbook here, seize your folks, and luxuriate in!

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I hope you like these roasted strawberry goat cheese crostini! Should you make them, make sure you go away a remark and a ranking so I understand how you favored them. Get pleasure from, xo!

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Straightforward Roasted Strawberry Goat Cheese Crostini

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook dinner Time 25 minutes

Whole Time 45 minutes

Serves12 servings

Stunning roasted strawberry goat cheese crostini made with six easy substances and bursting with recent taste. These simple strawberry goat cheese crostini make the right spring or summer season appetizer!

Components

4 to five ounces goat cheese
1 pound strawberries, hulled and minimize into bite-size items
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 whole-grain baguette or small loaf of crusty whole-grain bread (about 14 ounces), minimize into ½-inch slices
Small handful of recent basil leaves, torn into little items
Freshly floor black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 levels F with racks within the center and higher third of the oven. Line two giant rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper for simpler cleanup. Set the goat cheese on the counter to melt up a bit.
On one baking sheet, toss the strawberries with the honey, then unfold the strawberries right into a single layer. Bake on the higher rack till the fruit is tender, juicy, and collapses on itself, 20 to 25 minutes, tossing midway. Watch the fruit on the perimeters of the pan, because the honey can burn rapidly.
In the meantime, on the remaining baking sheet, brush the olive oil evenly over either side of every slice of bread. Bake on the center rack till the toasts are golden on high, 10 to 12 minutes.
As soon as the toasts are cool sufficient to soundly deal with, high each with a smear of goat cheese, adopted by a spoonful of roasted strawberries and their juices. End off the crostini with a sprinkling of torn basil and black pepper. Crostini are finest served instantly.