Red Pepper Crostini

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 loaf ciabatta or 1 loaf true french bread, preferably 2 days old
• 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 red peppers, thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained and chopped
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon roughly chopped flat leaf parsley
• sea salt
• black pepper

Recipe

• 1 to make the crostini, preheat the oven to 350ºf.
• 2 thinly slice the bread; if a large loaf, cut each piece into quarters and drizzle olive oil over both sides.
• 3 lightly toast in the oven until just crisp.
• 4 if you wish to speed up the process, toast each side under the broiler.
• 5 heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the onion for a few minutes until soft.
• 6 add the peppers and cook for another 15 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 7 season with a few grinds of sea salt and black pepper.
• 8 add the garlic and cook for a minute more.
• 9 add the capers and vinegar and simmer gently for a few minutes to reduce the liquid.
• 10 add the parsley just before spreading onto crostini.