Crunchy Christmas crostini
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Ready in 35 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 25
Skip to ingredients
- 1 ready-to-bake ciabattaloaf
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large wedge of vegetarian stiltonabout 200g/8oz
- about half a 290g/11oz jar salad beetrootpickle
- handful of celeryleaves taken from the middle of a head of celery
Nutrition: per crostini
- kcal62
- fat4g
- saturates2g
- carbs5g
- sugars0g
- fibre0g
- protein3g
- salt0.4glow
Method
step 1
Up to a day ahead, heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Slice the ciabatta into about 25 thin slices. Lay them on a couple of baking trays and brush with the oil. Toast in the oven for 10 mins until they begin to go golden, checking after 5 mins as the trays may need turning.
step 2
Up to an hour ahead, cut the stilton into slices a little smaller than the toasts (this is easier to do if the cheese is cold from the fridge), keep covered.
step 3
Before serving, heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Spoon a little pile of beetroot onto the end of each piece of bread. Prop a slice of cheese up against each pile of beetroot and bake for 3-4 minutes until the cheese is starting to melt. You don’t want it too melty – try to catch it just as it’s starting to ooze over the edge.
step 4
Top each cheesy canapé with a little sprig of celery leaves and serve immediately.
