6 tuscan crostini Recipes

navy beans or white kidney beans, mozzarella cheese, shredded (1/2 cup./125 ml), garlic cloves, pressed, salt, red wine vinegar, roasted red peppers, drained and chopped, pitted olives, chopped, red onion, chopped, lemon pepper seasoning, fresh snipped parsley (optional), olive oil (optional), assorted crackers , crostini or crudites

white beans, rinsed and drained (such as great northern or cannellini), red bell pepper, finely chopped, chopped onion, red wine vinegar, chopped fresh parsley, olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano leaves, black pepper, french bread, about 1/4 inch thick

penne rigate or rigatoni rigate or other short cut shape, kosher salt, bundle tuscan kale, stemmed and cut into large irregular shapes, freshly grated nutmeg, pine nuts, chopped walnuts, fresh basil leaves (about 50 leaves ), fresh flat-leaf parsley, garlic, grated parmigiano-reggiano (a generous handful), grated pecorino cheese, broiled tomato crostini , for serving, recipe follows, ripe plum tomatoes, halved, fresh thyme, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, evoo, for drizzling, twelve 1/2-inch-thick slices multi-grain batard or other crusty, long, 3-inch-wide loaf, garlic, halved

neo-tuscan boule bread, 1 inch thick slices (easy to find at bj s), vegetable oil, butter, softened, cream cheese, garlic cloves, onions, halved and thinly sliced, black pepper, cayenne pepper, salt, poultry seasoning, light brown sugar, bacon, diced, imitation bacon bits (as a vegetarian option)