Cream cheese and cucumber crostini

I found this Martha Stewart recipe through google. It is now a keeper for my next wine party! It doesn’t take long to make, they are tasty, and the best part: It only takes four ingredients! Yay!

One of my favorite things to make in the kitchen are crostinis or little bites. Whenever I have guests over or take a wine tour with friends I like to come up with a new recipe that will pair well with the occasion.

Now that my husband and I have moved to the country, or more specific, Virginia’s Loudoun County wine country, we have enjoyed discovering all of the wineries that surround us. We just love visiting the unique locations, tasting the different wines, and pairing them with those fancy little chocolates that are SOOO delicious. Anyway…

The ingredients you need for these are:

1. Baguette

2. Cream cheese (or your favorite kind of cheese)

3. English cucumber (cut in diagonal slices)

4. One lime

Crostini recipe I made very little changes to this recipe. It calls for feta cheese, but because I love cream cheese I decided to substitute it. You could do the same and use your favorite cheese. I am sure it will pair very well with the toasted baguette and the english cucumber.

The steps to make these are simple. First, preheat the oven to 450F, cut the baguette in diagonal slices, drizzle olive oil and toast in the oven for about 3 minutes. Toasting times can change depending on your oven. I suggest you check them every 3 minutes until they are crisp and lightly browned on the edges.

For the spread, make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature. If it’s not you can put it in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time until it softens. Add salt and pepper to taste. When the baguette slices are out of the oven and cool down a little bit, you can spread the cream cheese and top with several slices of cucumber, a little bit of olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper. That is it — Enjoy!

You can find the original recipe and video here.

Cream cheese and cucumber crostini

Prep time

6 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

11 mins

2 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature 1 baguette 1 lime 1 english cucumber thinly sliced salt and pepper to taste Preheat your oven to 450F Cut the baguette in diagonal slices and drizzle olive oil Bake for 3 minutes or until the edges get golden brown and crisp Season your cream cheese with salt and pepper and spread over the slices of baguette. Top with cucumber slices Drizzle with a little bit of olive oil, season lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Ingredients

2 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature
1 baguette
1 english cucumber thinly sliced
1 lime
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 450F
Cut the baguette in diagonal slices and drizzle olive oil
Bake for 3 minutes or until the edges get golden brown and crisp
Season your cream cheese with salt and pepper and spread over the slices of baguette.
Top with cucumber slices
Drizzle with a little bit of olive oil, season lemon juice, salt and pepper

Notes

Every oven is different and cooking times can always vary. I suggest you check your oven every three minutes to make sure the baguette slices don't burn.