Appetizer/green Olive and Walnut Crostini

By latin1

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup walnuts (2 oz)
• 1/4 # Picholine or other green olives (1/2 cup)
• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 anchovy filets, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 baguette, sliced 1/2" thick and toasted
• 3/4 cup goat cheese (6 oz)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. spread the walnuts in a pie plate and bake for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool, then finely chop.
In a medium bowl, mix the olives, walnuts, olive oil, anchovies and garlic.
spread each slice of toasted baguette with 2 tsp of goat chees and top with 1 tbsp of the olive mixture. arrange the crostini on a platter and serve.