Crostini are one of my very favorite appetizers to put together. Italian for “little toasts”, crostini is just a fancy name for crusty bread slices that have been brushed with oil and baked until golden brown. These crunchy, hand-held appetizers can be topped with a myriad of different, delicious things, without much effort. My apricot, burrata and proscuitto combo is pretty stellar, I have to say. You get a tangy sweetness from the apricot jam, the buttery creaminess from the burrata, and the salty bite from the proscuitto, resulting in the perfect bite!
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If you’ve never had burrata, you MUST find this ASAP! Burrata means “buttered” in Italian. At first glance, burrata resembles a ball of mozzarella. But once you cut the burrata open, it has an interior that spills out, revealing soft, stringy curd and fresh cream. If you’re a lover of mozzarella, ricotta, or really anything that’s straight-up creamy, this cheese is so what you want. Imagine spreadable mozzarella cheese.
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Let’s make crostini!
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Extra-virgin olive oil
16 teaspoons apricot jam
16 tablespoons burrata cheese (about 8 ounces)
8 slices of proscuitto ham, sliced in half
Freshly Ground black pepper
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Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut the crusty bread into angled slices, and spray them with extra virgin olive oil on both sides. Place the slices on a baking sheet. Bake until golden, 10-15 minutes. Turn the crostini over once during baking.
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Once the crostini are cooled, spread 1 heaping teaspoon of apricot jam onto each one.
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Add a tablespoon (roughly) of burrata on top of the apricot jam.
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Top each crostino with 1/2 a slice of proscuitto.
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To finish them off, crack some black pepper over the top, and serve!
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