With a base of toasted French bread slices spread with sage cream cheese and an assortment of toppings you will have a variety of appetizers to take you through the holiday celebrations.
Recipe courtesy of McCormick®
Roast Beef & Roasted Red Pepper: Top Cheese Toasts with 6 slices deli roast beef, each cut into 4 pieces, and 24 strips roasted red pepper.
Greek: Add 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Oregano Leaves to cream cheese mixture. Mix 2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped, 2 tablespoons sliced black olives and 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese. Spoon over Cheese Toasts.
Mediterranean: Use 1/4 cup ricotta cheese in place of the sour cream and add 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Basil Leaves to cream cheese mixture. Top Cheese Toasts with 24 thin plum tomato slices and drizzle with 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar.
Apple & Prosciutto: Use 1/4 cup goat cheese (chèvre) in place of the sour cream. Top Cheese Toasts with 6 slices prosciutto or deli ham, each cut into 4 pieces, and 24 thin apple slices.
Pear & Bacon: Add 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese to the cream cheese mixture. Top Cheese Toasts with 24 thin pear slices and 1/4 cup crumbled cooked bacon.
Ingredients
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon McCormick® Sage, Rubbed
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Black Pepper, Ground
- 1 loaf French bread, cut into 24 thin slices
- Olive oil
Preparation
- 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix cream cheese, sour cream, sage and pepper in medium bowl until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- 2 Brush bread slices lightly on both sides with oil. Toast in oven 5 minutes or until golden brown. Spread each bread slice with 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture.
