Goats’ Cheese Croutes

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By Allison Hay

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Quick to prepare but very impressive, it’s the ideal starter for your festive guests

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10min
Cooking time: 10min

Ingredients:

• Vegetable oil, for greasing
• 4 slices bread (about 1cm thick)
• 80g butter, melted
• 50g rocket
• 150g roasted red peppers (from a jar), sliced
• 100g goats’ cheese, sliced
• 4tbsp balsamic glaze
• Freshly-ground black pepper
• Basil and parsley, to garnish

To make:

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C, Fan Oven 170°C, Gas Mark 5. Grease a baking sheet with a little vegetable oil.
2. Use a 9-10cm cutter to stamp out 4 rounds from the slices of bread. Brush these generously on both sides with melted butter. Place on the baking sheet and bake for 8-10min until golden brown.
3. Arrange the baked bread on 4 serving plates and top with rocket and sliced peppers. Sit a slice of goats’ cheese on top, then drizzle with the balsamic glaze. Serve, sprinkled with black pepper and garnished with basil and parsley.

Recipes & Styling: Sue Ashworth  
Photography: Jonathan Short

Allison Hay

I joined the "My Weekly" team thirteen years ago and, more recently, "The People's Friend". I love the variety of topics we cover both online and in the magazines. I manage the digital content for the brands, sharing features and information on the website, social media and in our digital newsletters.

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