Crostini With Walnut-Blue Cheese |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
1/4 cup mazola canola oil |
2 garlic cloves, pressed |
1 (8-ounce) french baguette, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices |
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened |
1 (4-ounce) package crumbled blue cheese |
2 tablespoons whipping cream or milk |
1 cup chopped walnuts or almonds, toasted and divided |
1 cup seedless red grapes, coarsely chopped |
Directions:
1. Stir together oil and garlic; brush evenly on bread slices. Place bread on a baking sheet.
2. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly toasted.
3. Stir together cream cheese, blue cheese, and whipping cream until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup walnuts; gently fold in grapes.
4. Shape cheese mixture into 1 (9-inch) log. Roll log in remaining 1/2 cup walnuts. Serve with crostini.
5. * 4 ounces port wine cheese, crumbled, may be substituted for blue cheese.
6. NOTE: To toast walnuts, spread on a baking sheet, and bake at 350°, stirring occasionally, 5 to 10 minutes or until toasted.
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