Crostini with Blue Cheese and Roasted Grapes
Sometimes the simplest dishes are the best. This crostini with creamy, tangy blue cheese and sweet, warm roasted grapes are so much more than the sum of their parts. It takes minutes to make but is one of the most delicious things we've ever made.
Servings: 4 -6 people
Ingredients
- 12 1/3-inch-thick diagonal baguette slices
- 4 ounces Cambozola blue cheese or Gorgonzola Dolce, room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes
- 2 teaspoons olive oil plus more for drizzling
- Kosher salt
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts or walnuts toasted and coarsely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Place baguette slices in single layer on baking sheet. Toast in oven until golden, about 8 minutes. (Can be made 4 hours ahead.)
- On a separate baking sheet, spread out the grapes and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Roast grapes for about 15-20 min, until they burst and release some juice. Shake the tray once or twice during roasting. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Set aside in a bowl along with any juice from the pan).
- Spread blue cheese on baguette slices. Top with two or three grapes and sprinkle nuts over each (if using). Drizzle each slice with some juice from the roasted grapes.
- (If serving as a first course, I like to add some lightly dressed greens such as baby kale, arugula or watercress. Just toss about 2 cups with a tablespoon of olive oil and 2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar).
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