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Cheesy Olive Crostini

May 21, 2014

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Cheesy Olive Crostini

Cheesy Olive Crostini @createdbydiane #calripeolives

Here is just one more way to enjoy olives, other than sticking them on the ends of your fingers.

Fess up , you do that don’t you?

I do, it’s one of my favorite ways to eat them. I recall sitting at the dinner table as a kid putting all the olives on my fingers and now I get to do it any time I like, see being an adult has it’s advantages.

Granted I think there are many more advantages being a kid. Like today I’d like to make my own schedule, but my day will be based on the kids schedules…who needs to be where when. At mid day I started getting text messages on the line up from my kids. I like that there is an easier way to communicate with me. Texting sure has made it easier, now if there was a way for my car to sit in the garage in the afternoon I think that would make my day even easier!

I’m all for easy.

This appetizer fits that bill.

It’s easy and delicious and only takes a few minutes to prepare. Great for an after school snack, before dinner hold-me-over, appetizer at a party or anytime!

My kids love it too. Bonus there!

 

Cheesy Olive Crostini
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 baguette focaccia or crusty bread
  • 1 cup Ricotta Cheese
  • 2 teaspoons garlic (I use Gourmet Gardens)
  • 1 cup micro-planed Parmesan Cheese
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup sliced ripe California Black Olives (I used Early California Olives)
  • 1/2 cup sliced ripe California Green Olives (I used Early California Olives)
  • 6 fresh basil leaves thinly sliced
Instructions
  1. Slice baguette on a diagonal in one inch pieces.
  2. Mix Ricotta with Parmesan, garlic, lemon salt and pepper.
  3. Heat in microwave just till slightly warm 10-15 seconds. (to take the chill of the cheese and release the garlic flavor into the cheese, not hot or it will become thin)
  4. Place pieces of bread flat on a try and broil for 2 minutes or until golden and lightly crisp on the edges.
  5. Spread about 2 tablespoons of mixture onto each piece of bread and to with olives, additional parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste along with thinly sliced fresh basil.
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There are two canneries that process and can California Olives that are readily available in grocery store shelves. The Bel-Carter facility packages Lindsey Olives and Musco Family Olive Co. packages Early California brand Olives. The green olives I used are not the variety that are Canned in a brine/marinade they are just a green olive, with a similar taste to the black olive. I love that the combination of the two olives on this appetizer looks so pretty.

Did you know olives are a fruit? …I should have known that, after all they do grow on trees.

 

 

Olive Crostini @createdbydiane #calripeolives

 

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4 Comments Filed Under: Appetizers/Snacks, Savory Tagged With: appetizer, cheese, lemon

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Comments

  1. Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living says

    May 23, 2014 at 5:29 am

    Love this simple but elegant idea – great for a snack or appetizer for a party!

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  2. Michelle says

    September 25, 2018 at 2:43 am

    this recipe looks great, I just love appetizers like this.

    Reply
  3. Christine says

    September 25, 2018 at 9:12 am

    Olives and cheese oh yum, this looks great!

    Reply

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