Asparagus Boursin Crostini with Crispy Prosciutto
Servings 10 Crostini
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
- Wire Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- 1 small baguette sliced
- 7-10 asparagus spears woody ends removed, and diced
- 2 slices of prosciutto
- 1 tbsp olive oil divided
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- Juice and zest from ½ lemon
- ¼ cup Garlic and Herb Boursin Cheese room temperature
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Make the crostini by brushing both sides of baguette slices with olive oil. Place them on one end of the baking sheet.
- Place the prosciutto on the other end of the baking sheet.
- Prep the asparagus by tossing the diced asparagus with a couple of teaspoons of olive oil. Season with sea salt, freshly cracked black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes to taste.
- Bake everything for 10 minutes.
- Flip the crostini, prosciutto slices, and asparagus bits, and bake for another 5-10 minutes, or until the bread and meat are crispy and the asparagus is tender.
- Transfer the prosciutto to some paper towels to drain the fat; it will crisp as it cools. Break into crumbles.
- Let the crostini cool on a wire cooling rack for 10 minutes.
- Finish seasoning the asparagus with lemon juice, zest, and a bit more sea salt if needed.
- Assemble the crostini by spreading some Boursin on each crostini.
- Top with asparagus and finish with a few prosciutto crumbles.
- Serve the crostini immediately. Enjoy.