Name: Piquillo Cheese Toasts Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 slice crusty Italian bread; extra virgin olive oil; 1 large garlic clove; ¼ cup mild goat cheese; kosher salt; freshly ground pepper; 3 oz manchego; 8 medium piquillo peppers

How To Make Piquillo Cheese Toasts

Enjoy bites of fried spicy piquillos, soft goat cheese, and zesty manchego all in one plate, by whipping up this cheese toasts recipe!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 25 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8slicescrusty italian bread
extra virgin olive oil
1large garlic clove
¼cupmild goat cheese
kosher salt
freshly ground pepper
3ozmanchego,or parmesan cheese
8medium piquillo peppers

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degree F.
Arrange the bread on a large baking sheet, brush with olive oil and bake for about 8 minutes, or until golden brown. Rub the hot toasts with the garlic.
In a small bowl, season the goat cheese with salt and pepper and mix until creamy. Spread a thin layer of the goat cheese over each toast.
Spread the grated Manchego in a shallow bowl. Dredge the peppers in the cheese to generously coat.
In a large nonstick skillet, cook the peppers over moderate heat, turning once with a spatula, for about 2 minutes per side, until richly browned and crusty.
Using a spatula, scrape the peppers from the pan, then transfer to the toasts.
Serve and enjoy!