Best 7 Parmesan Toasts Recipes

PARMESAN TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Slice baguette on sharp diagonal to make about twenty 6- to 7-inch-long, 1/4-inch-thick slices. Melt butter with oil and garlic in small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat. Brush butter mixture over both sides of bread slices. Arrange bread in single layer on 2 baking sheets. Sprinkle cheese over bread. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until bread is crisp, about 13 minutes. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature. Rewarm in 350°F oven 3 minutes.)

TOMATO EGGPLANT SPREAD AND PARMESAN TOASTS

Steps:

• Make Parmesan toasts:
• Preheat oven to 325° F.
• On a large baking sheet arrange bread slices in one layer and lightly brush both sides of each slice with oil. Toast slices in middle of oven 15 minutes and turn over. Sprinkle slices with Parmesan and toast 15 minutes, or until golden. Transfer toasts to a rack and cool. Toasts may be made 2 days ahead and kept in a sealable plastic bag at room temperature.
• In a large heavy skillet toast pine nuts in 3 tablespoons oil over moderate heat until golden and with a slotted spoon transfer to a small bowl. In oil remaining in skillet sauté eggplant, onion, minced garlic, and salt to taste over moderately high heat, stirring, until eggplant begins to brown. Cook mixture, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is tender, about 10 minutes, and transfer to a bowl. Cool mixture.
• Into eggplant mixture stir garlic paste, tomatoes, basil, parsley, lemon juice, sugar, remaining 3 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Spread may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Keep toasted pine nuts in a sealable plastic bag at room temperature. Bring spread to room temperature before serving.
• Just before serving, stir pine nuts into spread. Serve spread with toasts.

STEAK SERVED ON PARMESAN TOASTS WITH SOUR CREAM/ONION/GARLIC SAU

Steps:

• Preheat oven broiler.
• In a skillet, melt butter over moderately low heat and cook the green onions and garlic until they are soft.
• Remove skillet from the heat and whisk in the sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, red hot sauce or jalapeno hot sauce.
• Taste and adjust seasoning, adding salt and pepper.
• Cover and keep warm.
• Grill steaks to the desired degree of doneness.
• While the steaks are grilling, prepare the toasts.
• Sprinkle each slice of toast with Parmesan cheese and broil for about 1 minute, until cheese is bubbly.
• When steaks are done, transfer to a carving plater and allow to rest for about 1 minute.
• Slice the steaks, reserving the juice.
• Add the juice to the sour cream/onion/garlic sauce and stir.
• To Serve:.
• Place the Parmesan toast on the plates.
• Arrange the steak slices on top of the toast in overlapping slices and then the remaining slices around the toast.
• Put some of the sauce over the steaks and serve.

MINESTRONE WITH BORLOTTI BEANS AND PARMESAN GARLIC TOASTS

Steps:

• In a 4-quart heavy saucepan cook onion in oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until pale golden. Add carrots and cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Stir in beans, broth, and water and simmer until vegetables are just tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with juice and simmer, stirring occasionally, until soup is thickened, about 30 minutes. Season soup with salt and pepper.
• Make toasts:
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• On a baking sheet toast bread lightly in middle of oven. While bread is hot rub top of each toast with garlic and sprinkle with Parmesan. Bake toasts until Parmesan is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Serve minestrone with toasts.

PARMESAN TOASTS WITH PROSCIUTTO AND FIG JAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place baguette slices in single layer on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Divide Parmesan equally among slices. Bake until lightly toasted, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and drizzle with additional olive oil.
• Top each slice with 2 prosciutto pieces; top with dollop of fig jam. Sprinkle with pepper. Serve Parmesan toasts slightly warm or at room temperature.

EASY SPICY PARMESAN TOASTS

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees (oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Prepare a one or two large baking sheets.
• Slice the baguette into 1/4-inch slices and arrange in a single layer on baking sheet/s.
• brush one side with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Toss the cheese with the cayenne pepper.
• Remove the toasts from oven and sprinkle with the cheese/cayenne mixture.
• Place back into the oven and bake for 6-8 minutes more, until the cheese melts and the toasts are golden.
• Cool completely.

PARMESAN AND PESTO TOASTS

Steps:

• Cut the bread into thin slices and toast the slices under a hot grill until they are golden brown. To make Pesto. Place the basil leafs, chives, pin nuts, garlic and olive oil in a food processor. Process 20 to 30 seconds, until smooth. Spread the pesto mixture evenly over the toasted slices. Top with stripes of tomato and shavings of Parmesan.