Goat Cheese Shrimp Crostini with Roasted Bell Peppers


Course : Shrimp
Serves: 18
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Ingredients:


18 jumbo shrimp

8 ounces fresh goat cheese

1 tablespoon fresh basil -- finely chopped

1 tablespoon fresh thyme -- finely chopped

1 teaspoon fresh tarragon -- finely chopped

1 dash lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt to taste

1 loaf baguette french bread

2 tablespoons virgin olive oil

3 cloves garlic

--- ROASTED BELL PEPPERS ---

2 large green bell peppers

2 large yellow bell peppers

2 large red bell peppers

2 tablespoons virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon salt to taste

4 tablespoons capers

1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoons parsley for garnish
 

Preparation / Directions:


To Make Crostini: Boil, peel, and chill shrimp. Mix goat cheese, herbs, lemon juice, and salt and set aside. Cut 18 slices bread for crostini, brush with olive oil, sprinkle with garlic, and run under broiler until lightly browned. Spread crostini with herbed cheese and place a shrimp on each one. Roast peppers 2 inches under broiler, turning every 2 minutes until skins blister thoroughly. Cool, peel, and cut into thin strips. Mix with olive oil and salt and chill. To serve, place roasted peppers in center of a platter, drizzle with more olive oil if desired, and sprinkle with capers and black pepper. Put crostini around edge of platter and garnish with parsley.

 

Nutritional Information:

33 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (45% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; 11mg Cholesterol; 28mg Sodium


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