Curried Cheese And Olive Toasts Recipes

OLIVE CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Roughly chop both the black olives and pimiento-stuffed green olives. Slice the green onions into thin pieces.
• Combine the butter, mayonnaise, cheese, olives and green onions in a mixing bowl. Stir together until thoroughly combined.
• Spread the mixture onto the French bread. Bake until the cheese is melted and browning, 20 to 25 minutes.

OLIVE CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine olives, green onions, Cheddar cheese, curry powder, mayonnaise, and salt. Mix well.
• Spread mixture on English muffins. Cut the English muffins into fourths. Note: If you want to freeze these, now is the time! Arrange the muffin pieces on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 minutes.

BAKED CHEESE OLIVES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a small mixing bowl, combine cheese and butter or margarine. Stir flour and cayenne pepper into the cheese and butter mixture. Blend well. Wrap a tablespoon of dough around each green olive. Arrange the wrapped olives on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

CURRIED CHEESE AND OLIVE TOASTS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cheese, olives, and onions; set aside.
• Mix mayonnaise and curry powder.
• Fold in cheese mixture.
• Spread on untoasted sides of bread slices.
• Broil until bubbly.

CAPRESE WITH OLIVES ON GARLIC TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Arrange the bread slices on a baking sheet, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and bake for 5 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and while still hot, rub the seasoned side of the toasts with the crushed clove of garlic. Reserve the toasts while you make the Caprese with Olives.
• In a bowl combine the diced mozzarella, tomatoes with the chopped basil and olives. Drizzle with a generous amount of extra-virgin olive oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Arrange a mound of the Caprese with Olives on top of each garlic toast.
• Cook's Note: make easy work of dicing the cheese by placing the mozzarella in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes before dicing; the firmer the cheese, the easier it is to dice.
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CURRIED OLIVE TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• In a small bowl, combine cheese, mayonnaise, scallions, onions and curry. Mix until well blended.
• Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and top each with a generous tablespoon of olive mixture.
• Bake until topping is puffed and golden, about 10 minutes. Serve warm.

WARM CHEESE & MUSHROOM TOASTS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large heavy-duty skillet over medium heat.
• Add the shallot, season with 1/2 t salt and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Raise the heat to high, add the mushrooms and another 1/2 t salt, and cook, stirring frequently until softened and browned, 3-5 minutes longer.
• (At this point, you can cool to room temperature and refrigerate, tightly wrapped, for up to 1 day. Bring to room temperature before using).
• Set an oven rack about 8 inches away from the broiler element and heat the broiler to high.
• Arrange the bread slices on a large rimmed baking sheet.
• Broil until lightly toasted, 2-4 minutes, rotating the pan as needed for even toasting.
• Flip the bread, mound a heaping tablespoon of the mushrooms on each piece, and sprinkle with the Gruyere.
• Broil until the cheese is melted and lightly browned, 4-7 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

PIMENTO CHEESE TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Stir together all ingredients, except baguette, plus 1/8 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste.
• Slice baguette crosswise 1/3 inch thick and spread bread thickly with cheese mixture. Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat until cheese is bubbling and browned, about 2 minutes.

CURRIED OLIVE CANAPES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients and mix well. Spread over English muffins. Cut into quarters. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 1-2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve warm.

LEMONY OLIVE-AND-CREAM-CHEESE TOAST

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese over toast. Sprinkle with olives; finely grate lemon zest over top.

RIPE OLIVE AND GOAT CHEESE TOASTS

Steps:

• In a food processor chop the olives, add the goat cheese, the garlic paste, the scallion, and the Tabasco, and blend the mixture until the olives are chopped fine. Spread the mixture evenly on the toasts, arrange the toasts on a baking sheet, and broil them under a preheated broiler about 2 inches from the heat for 1 minute, or until the cheese is just melted and glistening.