Crostini With Balsamic Onions And Cheese

Recipe Ingredients

24		Diagonal 1/4"-thk slices cut from a long
		Thin loaf Italian or French bread
1/2 cup	118ml	Olive oil - plus
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
4 cups	250g / 8.8oz	Thinly-sliced red onions
4 tablespoons	60ml	Balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Soft cheese
		= (such as blue or goat)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh snipped chives

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brush bread with 1/4 cup of the olive oil and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake until golden, about 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and tender, about 8 minutes. Add vinegar and cook until it evaporates, about 30 seconds. Season with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Cool to room temperature.

Divide onions evenly among crostini and top each with about 1 teaspoon crumbled cheese. Garnish each crostini with 1/4 teaspoon of chives and serve immediately at room temperature.

This recipe yields 24 crostini.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - (Show # EE-2D09) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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