Bruschetta Fiorentina by Carmela Hobbins
I took a cooking class with my friend, Kim, and we walked away with some fabulous recipes and a few great inside jokes. Here is the appetizer we learned:
3 or 4 cloves of garlic minced
1 cup chopped onion
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 8 ounce package mushrooms, chopped
1 small package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained (a potato ricer drys spinach nicely!)
1/2 cup mayonaise
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Butter for bread
1 thinly sliced baguette
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Thaw spinach and drain well. Mince garlic and chop onion finely. I do this step in a Cuisinart-a few whirls and it is done! POur 4 tablespoons olive oil in a pan and heat slightly, add onions and garlic and saute' until transparent. Add chopped mushrooms and saute'. When mushrooms are cookded through add spinach and cook until heated. Remove from heat and add mayo an grated cheese. Mix to combine all o fhte ingredients. Butter one side of a thinly sliced baguette. Spread mixture on the other side of the bread and heat ina hot 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
One thing we learned is that this freezes well! You can prepare the bread, top it with Bruschetta mixture and freeze, then pop them puppies in the oven when needed! I like to do that when I am making dinner for just my husband and I or a few friends. I don't need to bake the entire batch just a few per person before dinner is good.
3 or 4 cloves of garlic minced
1 cup chopped onion
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 8 ounce package mushrooms, chopped
1 small package of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained (a potato ricer drys spinach nicely!)
1/2 cup mayonaise
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Butter for bread
1 thinly sliced baguette
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Thaw spinach and drain well. Mince garlic and chop onion finely. I do this step in a Cuisinart-a few whirls and it is done! POur 4 tablespoons olive oil in a pan and heat slightly, add onions and garlic and saute' until transparent. Add chopped mushrooms and saute'. When mushrooms are cookded through add spinach and cook until heated. Remove from heat and add mayo an grated cheese. Mix to combine all o fhte ingredients. Butter one side of a thinly sliced baguette. Spread mixture on the other side of the bread and heat ina hot 350 degree oven for 10 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
One thing we learned is that this freezes well! You can prepare the bread, top it with Bruschetta mixture and freeze, then pop them puppies in the oven when needed! I like to do that when I am making dinner for just my husband and I or a few friends. I don't need to bake the entire batch just a few per person before dinner is good.
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ReplyDeleteThis will be great! I check it often to see what's cooking. You're a passionate cook and I look forward to your entries. I am going to have to get one of those potato ricers.
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