Bacon With Herbed Cream Cheese, Pesto and Sun Dried Tomato Crostini
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Total Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 baguette
- 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
- 2 tablespoons shallot diced
- 2 cloves garlic diced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 6 slices of bacon cut into 3 inch pieces
- ½ cup basil pesto
- 4 tablespoons of sun dried tomatoes
- Arugula for decoration
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cut baguette into 3/8 inch-thick diagonal slices. Brush lightly with olive oil and then bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes on each side. Sprinkle with Kosher salt after baking.
- Sauté shallots and garlic for 6 minutes in a sauté pan on medium heat or until translucent
- In a food processor fitted with a metal blade add shallots and garlic pulsing to get a good dice.
- Add softened cream cheese then pulse to combine. Set aside.
- Fry the 3 inch pieces of bacon in a frying pan until semi crispy. Set aside.
- Top baguette slice with a heaping tablespoon of Herbed Cream cheese
- Add a piece of Bacon
- Add a teaspoon of pesto
- Top with sun dried tomatoes
- Decorate with Arugula