Red Pepper Crostini
Ingredients
- 1 loaf ciabatta or 1 loaf true French bread, preferably 2 days old ⓘ
- 34 cup extra virgin olive oil ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons olive oil ⓘ
- 1 onion, finely chopped ⓘ
- 2 red peppers, thinly sliced ⓘ
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained and chopped ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
- sea salt ⓘ
- black pepper ⓘ
Instructions
- To make the crostini, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Thinly slice the bread; if a large loaf, cut each piece into quarters and drizzle olive oil over both sides.
- Lightly toast in the oven until just crisp.
- If you wish to speed up the process, toast each side under the broiler.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the onion for a few minutes until soft.
- Add the peppers and cook for another 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Season with a few grinds of sea salt and black pepper.
- Add the garlic and cook for a minute more.
- Add the capers and vinegar and simmer gently for a few minutes to reduce the liquid.
- Add the parsley just before spreading onto crostini.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
776
kcal
39% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).