Tiny toast layered with flavors of sweet and savory. Cream cheese, sweet and spicy jam, and crunchy almonds make an appealing appetizer that tastes even better than it looks!
Alison: That Which Nourishes
Serves: varies
Grocery List
-Amounts will vary-
Baguette, Nisu bread, or tiny toasts
Cherry, Raspberry, or seedless blackberry jam
Juice from a jar of pickled jalapeños
Cream cheese
Sliced almonds
Here's how...
If you choose to use a baguette or Nisu bread, slice it into ¼" rounds and lay them on a baking sheet (foil-lined means less clean up!), drizzle them with olive oil, and sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper.
Bake them in a preheated 400 degree oven on the bottom shelf for 6-8 minutes (it will take different lengths of time for different types of toast. Just watch them until they are golden and crispy.
Start with ¼ cup or so of jam and drizzle in ½-1 tsp. of jalapeño juice from a jar of pickled jalapeños, stir it in well and give it a little taste to check the spice level.
Just before serving time, take those crunchy little toasts and schmear them with a little cream cheese and then top them with enough jam to make you happy.
Lay some sliced almonds on top.
Serve immediately.
Recipe by That Which Nourishes at https://thatwhichnourishes.com/cherry-almond-crostinis/