Crostini (small toasted bread)

Name: Crostini (small toasted bread)
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 loaf ciabatta bread cut into 1cm slices; 1 large clove garlic peeled and cut in half; good-quality extra virgin olive oil

Base recipe made with ciabatta

Vegetarianv

“Bite-sized crostini make a really nice sharing starter and there are loads of great toppings to try ”

Cooks In5 minutes

DifficultySuper easy

Jamie's Italy Bread

Nutrition per serving

Calories 66 3%
Fat 1.4g 2%
Saturates 0.2g 1%
Sugars 0.7g 1%
Salt 0.31g 5%
Protein 2.3g 5%
Carbs 11.8g 5%
Fibre 0.8g -

Of an adult's reference intake

Jamie's Italy

By Jamie Oliver

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1 loaf ciabatta bread , cut into 1cm slices
1 large clove garlic , peeled and cut in half
good-quality extra virgin olive oil

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By Jamie Oliver

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I've always thought of crostini as small bruschette but this isn't completely correct, as they are usually made with white bread instead of sourdough. I'm told that in the old days the bread would have been so stale that it would have to be soaked in a little stock or juice to make it chewy and edible again, but don't worry. In this day and age you don't have to do this. In Italy they simply grill a 1cm/½ inch slice of ciabatta, rub it with a cut clove of garlic, drizzle it with oil and season it with salt and pepper. Crostini are a great aperitivo with a drink, especially if you offer a few different toppings. Here are a few of my faves to get you into the spirit of things – each one will make enough to top 12 slices of crostini.
Grill your slices of ciabatta. While they're still hot, rub them gently with the cut side of the garlic and drizzle with good-quality extra virgin olive oil. Now finish with your favourite toppings...
buffalo mozzarella and chilli
mixed herbs
pea and broadbean pureé with pecorino
prosciutto, figs and mint
tomato and olives
greens