🏷️ Category: fingerfood
🌍 Cuisine: Mediterranean
⭐ Difficulty: Medium
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
Elevate your appetizer game with these irresistible Pear and Pesto Crostini! This Mediterranean-inspired finger food combines crispy toasted bread with vibrant homemade basil pesto and sweet, juicy pear slices. Perfect for entertaining or a sophisticated snack, each bite offers a delightful balance of textures and flavors. Ready in just 45 minutes, this medium-difficulty recipe delivers restaurant-quality results at home. With 12g protein and 452 calories per serving, it's both delicious and satisfying. Impress your guests with this elegant yet approachable dish that's sure to become a party favorite!
🥘 Ingredients
• bread0.5 loaf
• basil leaves2 cups
• garlic1 clove
• pine nuts0.25 cup
• pecorino romano0.25 cup
• your best olive oil3 tablespoons
• salt and pepper3 servings
• bosc pear1
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice French loaf into 1/2-inch-thick slices, and brush (or spray, if you have one of those nifty Misto things) with olive oil.
2
Place slices on baking sheet and toast in oven for 10-15 minutes, or until edges are a deep golden brown.
3
Remove from oven and set aside.
4
While those are in the oven, make your pesto. In a food processor, combine basil leaves, garlic clove, pine nuts and Romano cheese. Pulse until pesto is coarse in texture, like coarse sand.
5
Add in olive oil and process until fully incorporated. Taste.
6
Add salt and pepper, if needed. Scrape pesto into a serving bowl or dish and set aside. (You should have about 3/4 cup.)
7
Spread pesto over crostini and top with pear and fresh ground black pepper, if desired.
