Anchovy Crostini
photo by Bergy
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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24 Crostini
ingredients
- 12 slices white bread (or 24 slices of a baguette)
- 1 ounce virgin olive oil
- 1 1⁄2 ounces butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 3 ounces mushrooms, finely diced
- 2 teaspoons anchovy paste
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- 1 (50 g) can rolled anchovy fillets
- 6 stuffed olives
- 1⁄4 red pepper
- salt and pepper
directions
- Cut 2" circles from the bread (or use the 1/4" baguette slices).
- Brush both sides of the bread with the olive oil.
- Place on a cookie sheet and bake in moderate oven for 10 min or until golden brown (You can make up a whole lot of these toasts for future use as they store well in a closed tin).
- Melt butter in a frypan.
- Add flour, mixing well and cook for 1 minute.
- Add milk and stir over moderate heat until it boils& thickens, remove from heat.
- Add 3 tbsp parmesan,Salt& pepper& mushrooms.
- Mix well.
- Add anchovy paste and stir through. The mixture looks a bit loose but it will bake perfectly
- Spread 2 teasp on each toast and generously sprinkle with the extra parmesan. I do this just before I am ready to bake them. however it can be done and then freeze them for future use
- Slice the olives and put a slice of olive on some of the crostinis.
- Put a rolled anchovy on some.
- Put a thin slice on red pepper on the remaining crostinis.
- Bake in a hot oven (400F degrees) for 10 minutes or until they are bubbly and brown on top.
- Serve and wait for the rave revues.
Reviews
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Wow Bergy, could these be any better? They are really awesome but I love anchovies! Has anything and everything it is has to have. Had it both, with white bread and baguettes - delish! I love the anchovy paste which is nice and creamy - they also look so pretty! Thanks Bergy, this is definitely a keeper, Diane :)
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10 stars from my BF and I loved it too! Definitely for the anchovy lover. Easy to make too. I noticed my mushroom "sauce" was on the thick side and I probably should have spread it a little wider on the crostini but it still tasted wonderful. I didn't have the rolled anchovies with capers so I just rolled some of the regular ones up. These will go well with Martinis or in our case, we enjoyed them for dinner. A must try!!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bergy
Small town in the Okanagan, B.C.
On January 10 2010 I will celebrate 9 years of Life with Zaar. I can't imagine being without it! It has become part of my daily routine.
I feel very privileged to be one of the hosts on the Photo Forum. Taking photos of my culinary efforts is a full time hobby and I love it. My friends all know what to expect when they come to dinner "Are you finished taking pictures?" or "Did you get a photo of so & so?" I never let them wait too long and the food is NEVER cold! I now have over 6000 photos on Zaar - some fairly good and some definitely not so good. I am happy to say that practice does help.
My roots are in Vancouver BC Canada - a very beautiful city that holds many wonderful memories for me. In 1990, I decided that for my retirement years I may want to settle in a smaller community and found a slice of heaven in the North Okanagan B.C. I love living here but every once in a while I miss the bright city lights, the Broadway shows and some of the small wonderful ethnic restaurants that Vancouver abounds in. That is easily resolved. I just take a trip to the coast, visit with friends for a weekend see a show and feast on Dim Sum or other specialty foods.
I am getting a bit long in the tooth but was a very adventurous person. I have river rafted Hell's Gate on the Fraser river, been up in a glider over Hawaii (no not a Hang Glider!), gone hot air ballooning in the Napa Valley & the Fraser Valley, driven dune buggies on the dunes in Oregon, Para sailing in Mexico and tried many other adventurous, challenging, fun things. I have yet to try bungee jumping or sky diving. I may do them yet. I love to travel and experience other cultures. Mexco has been a favorite haunt. I have visited that lovely country many many times. Australia is another favorite as is England!
In the past 16 months I have taken off 61 pounds and feel wonderful. I am off all medications and all systems are GO! In years I may be 79 but in spirit I am still in my forties. We are only as old as we allow ourselves to feel. Always think positive. Do something a bit challenging every day & always do something silly every day. Be a kid again! Laugh every day - it is internal jogging.
Here are a few of my photos
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