Olive Crostini

To some, I'm known as the appetizer queen. Typically when we are invited to a party people can rely on me to bring an appetizer. I was getting fed up with my regulars so I've added these to my repetoire. I love olives, any kind of olives, probably because of their saltiness. I know there is a fine line, people either love olives or they HATE them. I kinda feel sorry for people who don't like them, especially kalamata olives, because they don't know what they're missing.

So if you, or anyone you know loves olives like I do, they're sure to enjoy this quick and easy appetizer recipe. I found this recipe on my favorite food blog Simply Recipes. The link can be found under the blogroll.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup kalamata olives

1/2 cup green olives with pimientos

2 medium cloves garlic

1/2 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese

4 Tbsp butter

2 Tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup Monterey jack cheese, grated

1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

1 baguette

Chop olives in a food processor. Transfer to medium bowl. With machine running, drop garlic through the feed tube of the food processor and mince. Add Parmesan, butter, and olive oil, and process into a paste. Add butter mixture to bowl with olives. Fold in jack cheese and parsley. Cut baguette into thin slices and spread each slice generously with olive mixture. Cook under broiler until bubbly and lightly browned - about 2 minutes.

Serve right out of oven. Helps to make olive mixture in advance and spread right before you put in the oven. Makes approximately 24 toasts.