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Easy Crostini Recipe: Simple Italian Appetizers

 
INGREDIENTS

1/4 loaf whole wheat baguette (4 ounces) 4 plum tomatoes 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 3 tablespoons prepared pesto

PREPARATION:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Slice baguette into 16 very thin, diagonal slices. Slice each tomato lengthwise into four 1/4-inch slices.
  2. Place baguette slices on ungreased nonstick baking sheet. Top each with 1 tablespoon cheese and 1 slice tomato. Bake about 8 minutes or until bread is lightly toasted and cheese is melted. Top each crostini with about 1/2 teaspoon pesto sauce. Serve warm.
This recipe appears in: Italian NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 2 crostini Fiber <1 g Carbohydrate 9 g Cholesterol 9 mg Saturated Fat 2 g Total Fat 3 g Calories from Fat 34 % Calories 83 Protein 5 g Sodium 159 mg DIETARY EXCHANGE: Meat 1/2 Starch 1/2 Fat 1/2