Carmelized Onion And Cheese On Crostini Toasts Recipe

" These are so easy to put together. You may make the carmelized onion up to 5 days ahead of time. The crostini toasts will keep for weeks in a sealed container or in your freezer. The recipe was originally from Cooking.com with some modification from me. Taleggio is fifficult to find in my area. I relly don't know if I would Love the sharp heated (almost blue cheese flavour) so I used Danish Fontina - fabuslous - perfect flavour combination"

Original is 3 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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8 slices baguette, 1/4 inch thick
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, thinly sliced

Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup water
8 slices Taleggio or your favorite cheese, each slice large enough to cover a crostini toast

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (828.4 g)
Calories 2271.8
Total Fat - 119.8 g
Saturated Fat - 39.6 g
Cholesterol - 310.4 mg
Sodium - 3775.5 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 227.9 g
Dietary Fiber - 10.7 g
Sugars - 16.8 g
Protein - 70.8 g
Calcium - 978.5 mg
Iron - 15.5 mg
Vitamin C - 8.4 mg
Thiamin - 2.9 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Paint one side of the baguette slices with olive oil, place on a baking sheet oil side up and bake at 350f for 7 minutes, remove from oven and cool. If you are not using the crostini now place in a sealed container for future use

Step 2

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet, add sliced onions, medium heat, season with salt and pepper, stir fry until the onions begin to brown 6-8 minutes

Step 3

Add the 1/4 cup water to the onion continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until the water has evaporated and the onions are golden. You may now place it onions in a closed container in the fridge for future use or go on with the recipe

Step 4

5 minutes before you are ready to serve place the crostinis on a cookie sheet, place a slice of cheese on each bake in preheated 350 oven until the cheese has softened and melted