Cranberry and Mint Crostini With Brie Recipe
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
4 minutes
Servings:
8 Servings
Ingredients
  • ½ baguette
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 round of brie cheese
  • 2 cups cranberries
  • ½ jalapeño, chopped roughly
  • ½ red onion, chopped roughly
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon mint, plus more whole mint leaves for topping
  • Juice from ½ small lime
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper, or more, to taste
Directions
  1. Start by slicing your baguette into 1-inch pieces.
  2. Brush each baguette slice with olive oil on one side.
  3. Arrange baguette slices oiled-side up on a baking sheet and broil for 1-2 minutes, or until they become lightly golden.
  4. Slice the brie cheese into thin ¼-inch slices and place them on top of the toasted baguette slices.
  5. Place the brie-topped baguette under the broiler for about 1-2 minutes until the brie starts to melt.
  6. While the crostini are broiling, make the cranberry salsa. In a food processor, pulse cranberries until roughly chopped and set aside.
  7. Add jalapeño (seeded for less heat, if preferred), red onion, cilantro, mint, lime juice, sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper to the food processor.
  8. Pulse until everything is finely chopped and well mixed. Do not overblend.
  9. Combine cranberries with the other salsa ingredients.
  10. Once the baguettes with melted brie are out of the broiler, spoon your fresh cranberry salsa on top of them.
  11. Top with whole mint leaves to serve.