Crostini Alla Carnevale

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 baguette, cut into 16 thin slices, on the diagonal and preferably a little stale
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, minced and divided
• 4 ounces ricotta cheese
• 4 ounces mild asiago cheese, shredded coarsely (jack or fontina cheese may be used)
• 6 -8 cherry tomatoes, quartered (or diced)
• 2 tablespoons chopped roasted red peppers
• 1 -2 tablespoon basil pesto

Recipe

• 1 preheat broiler.
• 2 toss the baguette slices with the olive oil in a bowl; place baguette slices in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• 3 toast under the broiler for about 5 minutes, until lightly golden.
• 4 remove and toss the toasts with half the garlic; set aside.
• 5 in a small bowl, combine the remaining garlic with the ricotta cheese, asiago, cherry tomatoes, peppers, and pesto.
• 6 top each toast with a big dollop of the filling.
• 7 arrange on baking sheet; place under broiler until the cheese melts and sizzles and the edges of the toasts crisp and brown.
• 8 serve immediately.