Beef Crostini

With Sheree DeLorenzo

This is one of the most popular appetizers for various functions and there is no reason that it will not be popular with your guests as well. Cook a roast beef, put the goat cheese mixture on a piece of toasted Italian or French bread, add a piece of roast beef and top and pepper jelly. Pepper jelly can be bought at the grocery store or specialty food shops.

Ingredients

1 center cut of tenderloin of beef
1 cup peppercorns
2 tablespoons of Kosher salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 package of cream cheese (8 ounces)
4 ounces goat cheese
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup chopped fresh herbs (parsley, thyme and rosemary)
1 loaf of French or Italian bread
1 clove of garlic
1 jar of hot pepper jelly

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 415 degrees.
1. Crush the peppercorns with a large frying pan, creating a very course consistency. Mix with salt.
2. Coat all sides of the roast beef with olive oil. Cover all sides of roast beef with pepper and salt mixture.
3. Saute and brown beef in large frying pan, and then place in the oven for 20 minutes.
4. While beef is cooking in the oven, combine cream cheese, goat cheese, garlic, salt and pepper, fresh herbs in a mixing bowl. Mix for one minute, scrape, and mix another minute until smooth.
5. Slice bread into thin pieces and toast in the oven. Cut a piece of garlic in half and coat one side of the toasted bread with the garlic.
6. Slice roast beef into thin slices, place cheese mixture onto toast, top with a piece of the sliced beef and top with a dollop of hot pepper jelly.

Recipe courtesy of Seaport Grille, 2010.

General Manager & Co-owner, Seaport Grille 20 plus years experience as Food & Beverage Manager and General Manager