Crostini with basil cream cheese spread
Ingredients
- 2 cups Scissortail Farms basil leaves
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup Parmesan or Romano cheese
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 (8-ounce) block cream cheese, softened
- 3 slices Bar-S bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 Big Sky Bread baguette
- 1 stick Hiland Dairy unsalted butter
- Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish
Directions
In a food processor, combine basil and pine nuts. Pulse a few times to chop the basil and nuts. Add garlic and cheese, continuing to pulse until combined. Add the olive oil in a steady, slow stream with the food processor on. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, taste and season with salt and pepper to taste. Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add 1/2 cup basil mixture and bacon, stirring to combine. Set aside. Slice baguette into rounds. Spread each slice with softened butter. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until crisp, at 350 degrees. Once out of the oven, spread basil cream cheese mixture on each baguette slice. Top each with a generous serving of Suan’s Scotch Bonnet Pepper Relish.
