Crostini with Beans and Grilled Tomatoes
Crostini with beans and grilled tomatoes is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the fruit-vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 200 g thick white beans (canned)
- 1 small red onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 handful Arugula
- 4 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground)
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 0.5 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
- 4 cherry tomato strips
- 8 slices light Italian country bread (or ciabatta)
Instructions
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1.
Preheat the oven to grill mode.
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2.
Rinse the beans and drain in a sieve. Peel and quarter the onion, slicing into thin strips. Peel one garlic clove and finely chop; halve the other. Wash and dry the arugula.
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3.
Whisk vinegar with chopped garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and olive oil; mix in lemon zest, onion strips, parsley, and beans.
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Wash tomatoes and place on an oiled baking sheet. Add bread slices and bake in the hot oven for 3-4 minutes until tomatoes are warm and bread is golden brown. Rub bread with halved garlic clove, top with vegetable mixture and arugula, then add one tomato strip each. Serve immediately.
