| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Active: | 20 min |
| Yield: | 24 pieces |
Ingredients
- 1/2 baguette, cut into twenty-four 1/4-inch slices
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese, chilled
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 pound assorted mushrooms, torn and cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 cup red grapes, halved
- 5 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves removed and stems discarded
- 2 shallots, sliced into rounds
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sherry vinegar
- 24 shavings of Parmesan
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Lay the baguette slices out on a straight-sided baking sheet. Brush each slice of baguette with a generous amount of olive oil. Sprinkle evenly with salt and bake until golden brown and crispy, about 8 minutes. Remove the crostini from the tray and set aside to cool.
- While the crostini bake, combine the mascarpone, chives and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Increase the oven temperature to 500 degrees F.
- On the same baking sheet, combine the mushrooms, red grapes, thyme leaves, shallots, olive oil and salt. Toss well to coat and combine. Roast until the mushrooms are beginning to brown and the grapes have released some of their juices, 8 to 10 minutes Scrape the contents of the tray into a medium bowl and toss with the sherry vinegar. Cool to room temperature.
- To serve, spread each crostini with equal amounts of the mascarpone mixture. Spoon a small amount of the mushroom mixture on top of each crostini. Top each with one shaving of Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 16 servings |
| Calories | 285 |
| Total Fat | 20 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 10 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 3 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 37 mg |
| Sodium | 670 mg |
Reviews
I made this for a starter last night. It was excellent. I’ve never paired mushrooms and grapes together, and the flavour was so good. I didn’t have sherry vinegar, so I used a pear balsamic and it was delish. Will definitely make again.
Love these!
Delicious!
Tasty and different. Excellent! I did not have the mascarpone, so I used light sour cream. I used regular onion since that is what I had. Also used regular sherry at the end, and whole wheat baguette. I don’t think u can mess this up. So different and delicious.
The flavors come together so well together… so savory, slightly salty and sweet and meaty.. One of my favorites!!
Great
These had good flavor and were popular at Christmas. I would try them again.
Loved it! Would eat it without the bread!
I’ve made these twice now and they are wonderful….I toast my crostini on both sides with butter before loading them up….thank you!
Super fantastic! Love the combination of sweet and savory. My guests just loved these. Rather than the shavings of Parmesan, I did a coarse grate.