Parsley Aioli Crostini Food

MELON GAZPACHO WITH HAM CROSTINI

Steps:

• Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium. Place 4 soup bowls in the freezer. Thread the chile and garlic on a skewer. Brush the chile-garlic skewer, bell pepper and onion with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Grill until well marked, about 4 minutes per side. Add the bread halfway through and grill until toasted, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer the grilled bell pepper, onion, chile and garlic to a blender. Add 6 cups cantaloupe, the vinegar and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Puree until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Transfer the soup to a medium bowl set inside a large bowl of ice to chill. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until cold, at least 10 minutes.
• While the soup chills, spread the aïoli on the grilled bread and top with the ham. Finely dice the remaining 1 cup cantaloupe. Serve the soup in the chilled bowls and top with the diced cantaloupe, parsley and a few grinds of pepper. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Serve with the ham crostini.

PARSLEY-AIOLI CROSTINI

Steps:

• Slice baguette crosswise 1/2 inch thick, and toast on a rimmed baking sheet in a 375 degree oven. Meanwhile, place egg yolks, garlic, and lemon juice in a food processor. Add olive oil in a slow and steady stream, and pulse to emulsify. Add parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Pulse about 5 times to combine. Spread aioli onto toasted baguette slices.

PARSLEY AIOLI

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with the steel blade, combine the egg yolk, lemon juice, mustard, vinegar, and garlic. With the machine running, slowly pour the olive oil in a slow, steady stream through the feed tube. The mixture will emulsify into a mayonnaise. Add the herbs, and process to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the aioli to a small bowl, cover, and keep refrigerated.

CROSTINI WITH MUSHROOMS AND AIOLI

Steps:

• Heat the 1 tablespoons olive oil in a pan that has a cover.
• When the oil is hot, add the mushrooms, salt and sherry. Cover, and lower heat.
• Cook until liquid is released from the mushrooms, about 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• To make crostini slice baquette into 1/4" slices, brush slices with olive oil and bake in 375 deg. oven for 8 - 10 minutes.
• Caesar Mayo/Dressing:.
• Place the garlic and parsley in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until minced. Add the anchovy paste, mustard, lemon juice, and mayonnaise and process again to make a smooth dressing. (Refrigerate the Caesar dressing if not using it immediately.).
• Spread with alioli and top with mushrooms.
• Broil for about 30 seconds or until alioli starts to bubble. (Note: I used the caesar dressing and skipped the broiling step (it was really good but I still want to try the alioli.).