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Crostini Christmas Tree
Category
Appetizers
Servings
6
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
12 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 baguette, sliced into roughly 20-22 crostini
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1/4 cup olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ½ cups fresh basil, for assembling the backdrop
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1 batch Giada’s pesto alla genovese, or roughly 1 cup store-bought pesto
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1 14-ounce can datterini tomatoes, drained
- 1/3 cup mozzarella pearls
- 1 slice fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into a star shape
For The Crostini:
For Assembling:
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place the sliced baguette on a sheet pan in one even layer. Drizzle with the olive oil, and sprinkle evenly with the salt. Bake until golden-brown, roughly 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, set up the “backdrop” of your Christmas tree. Starting from the bottom and working your way to the top, assemble the basil leaves by shingling them in a big triangle, with the basil leaves pointing down.
- Top each crostini with a dollop of pesto, a tomato or two, and a mozzarella pearl or two. Assemble them on top of the basil leaves.
- For the “star” of the Christmas tree, cut out a star shape from a slice of fresh mozzarella cheese, either with a small cookie cutter or with a pairing knife. Serve at room temperature.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Nutrition Serving Size
- 6
- per serving
- Calories
- 324
Amount/Serving
% Daily Value
- Carbs
- 30 grams
- Protein
- 9 grams
- Fat
- 19 grams
- Saturated Fat
- 4 grams
- Cholestrol
- 11 milligrams
- Sodium
- 631 milligrams
- Fiber
- 3 grams
- Sugar
- 4 grams
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