| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 27 min |
| Prep: | 20 min |
| Cook: | 7 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 baguette, thinly sliced
- Olive oil, for brushing and drizzling
- Kosher salt
- Mock Mascarpone Cheese, recipe follows
- Roasted red peppers, peeled and sliced
- Fresh basil leaves, chiffonade
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons vanilla Greek yogurt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Brush the bread slices lightly with olive oil and season with salt. Bake in the oven until golden, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Allow to cool. Spread the toasts with Mock Mascarpone Cheese and top with roasted red pepper slices, basil, olive oil and salt.
- In a small bowl, cream together the cream cheese, yogurt and vanilla extract with a mixer until well blended. Refrigerate if a firmer texture is desired. Use in recipes as an inexpensive alternative to mascarpone.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 4 servings |
| Calories | 423 |
| Total Fat | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Carbohydrates | 42 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 6 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Cholesterol | 64 mg |
| Sodium | 663 mg |
Reviews
Delicious,easy great appetizer for any occasion. Made these for New year get together and all my guest loved them. Will make again.
These were really good. I didn’t have red peppers so I used sun dried tomatoes instead and it came out good.
This was great! Very easy! Our dinner guests loved them! This will be a go-to appetizer for sure!
I also made all the recipes from this episode the crostini went with the pasta perfect. I will certainly be making this again and again. Makes a great alppetizer and will be experimenting with additional toppings. I did find I cut the bread too thick and found it a little hard to eat once it was baked/crunchy, next time I will slice the bread “a little” thinner . Wonderful recipe. Thanks
This was excellent – my guests raved. It was really easy to make and tasted so fresh. Another winner, Melissa!
After watching Melissa make this I had to try it. So yummy and easy. It paired perfect with the pasta from this episode and a crisp white wine!
Easy but delicious. Great summer recipe.