Olive-Orange-Mint Appetizer Toasts

Name: Olive-Orange-Mint Appetizer Toasts
Prep time: 9 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 baguette, sliced diagonally in 1/3-inch thick slices; 4 -8 teaspoons olive oil, for basting; salt, to taste; 8 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 8 teaspoons mascarpone cheese; 8 -12 teaspoons oil-cured black olives, chopped; 1 orange, peeled and sectioned and pith and membrane removed; 4 teaspoons of fresh mint, finely chopped

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safekeeping, from NY Times Magazine, 11/10/13. If you have fresh mint handy for the holidays, I envy you. These toasts combine sweet, salty, and mint, with a touch of savory. The ingredient quantities are approximated, you may need more."

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Ready In:: 14mins
Ingredients:: 8
Serves:: 8

ingredients

TOASTS
1 baguette, sliced diagonally in 1/3-inch thick slices
4 -8 teaspoons olive oil, for basting
salt, to taste
TOPPINGS
8 teaspoons Dijon mustard
8 teaspoons mascarpone cheese
8 -12 teaspoons oil-cured black olives, chopped
1 orange, peeled and sectioned and pith and membrane removed
4 teaspoons of fresh mint, finely chopped

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Make Toasts: Brush baguette slices with olive oil, and season with salt. Toast in oven until golden and crisp.
Spread Dijon mustard on toasts, then mascarpone cheese.
Top with chopped oil-cured olives, an orange segment (pith and membrane removed), and finely chopped fresh mint.