Valentine Caprese Crostini
Crispy crostini make a cute Valentine's Day appetizer topped with grated tomato, mozzarella and tomato hearts.
Servings: 8 crostini
Ingredients
- 8 slices baguette or similar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 fresh mozzarella balls
- 16 fresh basil leaves
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- a pinch pepper
Instructions
- Slice the bread.
- Panfry the slices in butter on medium-high heat until light brown on both sides.
- Allow to cool.
- Cut the tomato four times along the outside skin. Repeat with the second tomato.
- Use the medium and small heart cookie cutters to make your tomato hearts.
- Grate the remainder of the tomatoes and add one clove of minced garlic, a dash of sea salt and pepper.
- Slice the mozzarella.
- Make small and medium-sized hearts with the cutters.
- Spread the grated tomato mixture onto the crostini.
- Top with the medium mozzarella and tomato hearts, the smaller hearts, and some basil leaves.
- Serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 514mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 388IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg