Beluga Lentil Crostini

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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
5 dozen
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Cook the lentils: Wash and pick over the lintils Place the lentils in a large saucepan and cover with water using 2-3x the quantity of lentils.
  • Bring to a boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Lentils should be tender but not splitting and falling apart.
  • Salt to taste at this point - I use somewhere between 2t. -1T. of salt for a pound of lentils.
  • Remove from the heat and drain any remaining liquid. Let cool.
  • Make the garlic crostini: In a large bowl add the oil/butter and salt.
  • Add all the sliced baguette rounds to the bowl and toss well. Place rounds in a single layer across two baking sheets.
  • Place in the oven and bake for about 10 minutes or until slightly golden.
  • Remove and let cool.
  • Cut the ends off the garlic cloves. Take a single clove in your fingers and gingerly rub the top of each crostini with the garlic to give each slice a bit of a garlic kick. Don't overdo it.
  • Make the chive goat cheese spread: In a small bowl add the goat cheese and a small splash of milk (just enough to thin the cheese and make it spreadable).
  • With scissors, snip one bunch of chives into the goat cheese and stir to combine. Set aside.
  • For assembly all ingredients should be at room temperature.
  • Take each crostini and give it a spread of the goat-chive spread. Top with a small spoonful of lentils.
  • Garnish with more chopped chives (and pretty purple chive blossoms for the platter if you can find them).

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