RECIPE: True Italian Crostini

Are you looking for a different appetizer or snack, something quick and easy to serve at your dinner table? These True Italian Crostini are the perfect match for you. Prepared in a short amount of time with delicious DOP ingredients they are a great alternative to traditional appetizers with an unmatched flavour. With only five ingredients these Crostini will surely become one of the most loved appetizers your guests will taste. They can be served warm or cold and are a great snack for in between meals as well.

Watch the Video Recipe with Chef Roberto Fracchioni to find out how to prepare True Italian Crostini (full recipe below).

Buon appetito!

RECIPE: True Italian Crostini

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• Author: Roberto Fracchioni

Ingredients

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8 slices crusty Italian bread

2 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil DOP

150 g Toma Piemontese DOP

25 g Pancetta DOP – Cut into small dice

2 pcs. Cremini Mushrooms – Peeled and sliced into small wedges

Instructions

• Place diced pancetta into a frying pan over low heat and cook very slowly, stirring often, until the pancetta is crispy.
• Remove pancetta from the pan, leaving the fat, and turn the heat in the pan to high.
• Allow the pan to get hot, then add the olive oil and the mushrooms.
• Sauté quickly until the mushrooms get brown and crispy.
• Remove mushrooms from the pan again leaving the oil in the pan.
• Add the sliced bread and cook the bread in the oil until lightly brown and crispy.
• Remove the bread from the pan and immediately spread the cheese on each piece allowing the heat of the bread to soften the cheese.
• Top with the pancetta and mushrooms and drizzle with a bit of olive oil.