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Apple & Brie Crostini

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  • Prep Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 people 1x
  • Category: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
  • Cuisine: American, French, Italian

Description

This vegetarian appetizer is the perfect segue to Fall. With honey crisp apple, Brie cheese, caramelized onion with rosemary and balsamic – topped with a light drizzle of honey. Crispy, chewy, melty. Savory and sweet, it pairs perfectly with an unoaked Chardonnay.

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 1 honey crisp apple
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary ((plus extra for garnish, if desired))
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • Brie cheese
  • French baguette
  • clover honey

Instructions

  1. Slice onion into long thin pieces (julienne).
  2. Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a pan at medium.
  3. Add onion slices to pan, stirring occasionally. Do not stir so frequently that the onions don’t get a chance to brown, but don’t leave them idle too long that they burn.
  4. Add just the leaves of the rosemary sprig to the onions. Keep an eye on them and stir occasionally for about 20 minutes, or until they are fully caramelized.
  5. Turn oven broiler on high.
  6. Slice French baguette into roughly 1/4″ slices (thickness is up to you and your preferences).
  7. Swipe a small amount of butter onto each slice of baguette. Put in the oven to broil for just a minute. Time will depend on the oven, but keep a very close eye on the baguette slices – they can burn in a blink!
  8. Switch oven to bake at a low temperature, around 250 degrees.
  9. Slice chunks of Brie – roughly the size of the crostini. Put the Brie on the crostini slices and toss them back in the oven. The Brie only needs a few minutes to get soft and melty. You don’t want it to turn to liquid, so check on it every few minutes to make sure it doesn’t entirely loose its shape.
  10. Reminder to keep stirring those onions! Add a bit of balsamic vinegar as they’re finishing up – roughly a tablespoon will do. Are they caramelized yet? If they are, remove them from the pan and set aside – otherwise, let them keep going.
  11. Slice honey crisp apple – one per crostini.
  12. Remove crostini from the oven. Pile on some caramelized onion, place a slice of apple on top, and finally drizzle with some of the clover honey.

Notes

Caramelizing onions, browning crostini, and melting Brie all require a close eye – this recipe can’t be honed down to specific times because of the differences between people’s ovens, so be sure to keep an eye on everything you have going on while you’re making these! 

Find it online: https://www.wholesomm.com/apple-brie-caramelized-onion-crostini/