Piquillo Pepper and Cheese Toasts

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Photo: Johnny Miller
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
25 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
16

These toasts are a tasty tapa and a snap to make. The combination of crisp bread and warm piquillo peppers stuffed with cheese is a scrumptious way to start the meal.

Ingredients

  • 1 medium baguette, thinly sliced into 16 rounds

  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • 16 piquillo peppers (from one 12-ounce jar), drained and patted dry

  • 4 ounces sliced aged provolone cheese, cut into 16 one-inch squares

  • Garnish: 1 scallion, pale-green part only, thinly sliced on the bias

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brush both sides of baguette slices with 2 tablespoons oil. Toast on a rimmed baking sheet until crisp, 7 to 8 minutes.

  2. Stuff each pepper with a cheese square. Place 1 stuffed pepper on each toast. Bake until cheese melts, 8 to 10 minutes. Drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Garnish with scallion.

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