Still no working oven here and all the food I come to think of obviously need an oven, what else? But I managed to work around it for this post and although I'm not that inspired right now when it comes to food, I hope you will enjoy these crostini, simple to make and easy to vary in the way you feel like, change the cheese for example or put them in the oven (! I would have loved that) for a couple of minutes before serving and you have even nicer crostini. Oh how I miss my oven, I couldn't even make Lussekatter yesterday...
CROSTINI WITH MUSHROOMS AND GORGONZOLA
10-12 crostini
Gorgonzola, the harder type, piccante, in my case
bread of the baguette type, sliced and toasted
12 medium sized mushrooms
1/2 small leek or small onion
2 small carrots
black pepper
salt
extra-virgin olive oil
Run the carrots and the leek in a food processor until quite finely chopped, then you add the mushrooms and run it all for another minute.
Put the vegetables and mushrooms in a skillet or pan and cook slowly in some olive oil until all the liquids have evaporated and the carrot and leek are soft, it takes about 4-5 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
Spoon the vegetable mix onto each slice of bread, top with cheese and if you are fortunate enough to have a working oven, heat them up quickly under the grill for a minute. Or two.
Oh that looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteHope you are back to a fully functioning kitchen very soon!
Many thanks.
- Lee
<span>Ilva, I love the photos against the creamy blue backdrop. Poor poor you, I don't know what I would do without an oven! Luckily you are talented and creative enough to get around the problem but I hope it is all repaired before holiday cooking starts! Gorgeous crostini and I may just make these for the next round of company.
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Det är verkligen irriterande att inte ha en fungerande ugn. Min ugn gick sönder tidigare under hösten så jag var utan ett par veckor. då insåg jag att jag använder den jämt och ständigt. Men nu har jag en som fungerar - toppen! Hoppas att ni får ordning på er ugn snarast. Vackert foto!
ReplyDeletethis is a good one !! :)
ReplyDeleteSimple, easy and flavorul. What a great slab of gorgonzola. I would do so much with it. I'll request an oven from Santa for you :)
ReplyDelete<span>On the bright side, maybe your in-laws can host all the Christmas meals for you!</span>
ReplyDelete<span>In the meantime, you need one of these, a crème brûlée torch, to get the look and texture you desire!</span> Here's a photo: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/compact-kitchen-torch/
Gorgeous, gorgeous photo! I love cheese and mushrooms together, especially Gorgonzola! Thanks for sharing.
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