Goat Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Crostini
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Goat Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Crostini is the easiest and best appetizer you can make. Simple yet flavorful ingredients can make the most beautiful food!
Do you like bread? Oh how I love bread. I don’t eat a ton of it, but when I do, I enjoy every last bite. Bread with butter? Bread with olive oil and parm? Bread with goat cheese, sun dried tomatoes, balsamic glaze, and basil? HECK YES.
This recipe for Goat Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Crostini might be the easiest recipe I have on the blog. It’s easily one of my favorites. You know I love goat cheese and you know I love sun dried tomatoes, hence this salad recipe and this pasta recipe. I don’t think I have to mention this, but balsamic glaze is the best thing ever. I could go on and on about each ingredient, I heart them all, but the true beauty of them? They go SO WELL together. The flavors were meant to be. Kind of like me and ice cream.
Seriously though…this stuff is easy. This is the perfect appetizer if you’re hosting a dinner party or having friends over. Open a bottle of red wine and everyone will love you…forever.
Heck, I had this for lunch the other day. No joke.
And it’s just so darn pretty. Please please please make this! I beg of you.
Goat Cheese and Sun-Dried Tomato Crostini
Toasted crostini are slathered with tangy goat cheese then topped with sweet sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.
Ingredients
- 4-6 ounces goat cheese, room temperature
- Jar of sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- Balsamic glaze (store-bought or you can make it)
- Fresh basil leaves, torn or julienned (roll the basil leave then slice into ribbons)
- 12 ounce baguette (any kind of rustic bread will do)
- Fresh garlic clove
- Olive oil for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice bread into 1 inch round and place on a baking sheet. Rub each piece of bread with the fresh garlic clove then brush or drizzle olive oil on each crostini. Toast in the oven for 6-8 minutes or until lightly toasted. Let cool slightly before adding goat cheese.
- Add goat cheese to a bowl and warm in microwave for 15 seconds, whisk well then spread goat cheese on each crostini, top with sun dried tomatoes, a drizzle of balsamic glaze, and fresh basil.
- To make balsamic glaze, pour 1/2 – 1 cup (depends on much you want to make) into a sauce pan and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer and turn to low and simmer until thickened. The balsamic should coat the back of a spoon. Should take 3-5 minutes. Watch carefully so it doesn’t burn! Enjoy!
Thanks for sharing! How far in advance can I make them?
I would make them pretty close to when you’re going to eat them. The goat cheese will make the bread soggy if on there too long!
These look so good! What a great flavor combination!
Delicious and so easy!!!,!
glad you liked it!
This looks amazing! Do you think this could be made a couple of hours ahead?
Yes, a few hours should be fine!
I’m so excited to make this! Yum! I can’t find the link to the Balsamic glaze though? Am I missing something.
It’s SO good! You can purchase balsamic glaze at your grocery store where they sell balsamic vinegar or you could make it yourself by pouring 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar into a sauce pan and simmering it over medium-low heat until nice and thickened – just watch it carefully so it doesn’t burn!
There are no quantities listed. Can you please list quantities and servings?
Hi Nadia – it all depends on how much you want to make. For these types of recipes, eye balling is the best way to go – there really isn’t a need to measure. It also depends on your taste preference – I love a ton of goat cheese while other may want just a light slather. Hope this helps!
I made these for a bridal shower – huge hit!
What kind of bread did you use. Also did you put back in oven after adding sun dried tomatoes etc. Were sundried tomatoes in oil or dry package
Hi! I used Italian bread, no I didn’t put them back in the oven after I topped them and I used sundried tomatoes in oil. Enjoy!
These look SO delicious!
Thanks Christine!!
Oh goodness…these are our FAV flavors. I make a crustini very similar to this and we can’t get enough of it. Gorgeous photos girl!
Thanks Meg! I can’t get enough of it!
Beautiful photos! This crostini is the perfect combo of flavors!
Thanks Julia!!