Crostini Of Artichokes & Chives

A sophisticated starter that takes just minutes to put together

• Cooking Time Prep 10 mins
  Cook 5 mins
• Skill Level Easy
• Servings Serves 6

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  174

• Protein

  6g

• Carbs

  15g

• Fat

  10g

• Saturates

  3g

• Fibre

  2g

• Sugar

  2g

• Salt

  0.82g

Ingredients

• 390g can artichoke hearts
• juice 1 lemon
• 2 small garlic cloves, 1 crushed, 1 halved
• 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
• 25g parmesan, grated
• small bunch chives, snipped
• 1 baguette, thinly sliced
• few parmesan shavings, to serve

Directions

1. Drain the tin of artichoke hearts and put them in a food processor with a good squeeze of lemon, the crushed garlic clove, 1 tbsp of the extra virgin olive oil, the Parmesan, a good pinch of salt and plenty of black pepper. Pulse to a chunky purée, scraping down the sides once or twice. Stir in a few snipped chives. This can be made a day ahead and chilled.
2. Grill 12 slices of the baguette on each side until golden, rub lightly with the cut garlic clove and brush with the rest of the extra virgin olive oil. Spread generously with artichoke mix, scatter over Parmesan shavings and remaining chives, grind over pepper and serve.

Categories: All Christmas, Vegetables