Aioli Crostini

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup roasted garlic
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• parsley, chopped fine for garnish (optional)
• 12 slices crusty portuguese bread (about 2-inch -3-inch) or 12 slices italian bread (about 2-inch -3-inch)
• 24 peeled shallots or 24 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons salt
• fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 roasted garlic:( make first).
• 2 preheat oven to 400ºf.
• 3 on a sheet of aluminum foil place all garlic/shallots or both and sprinkle with oil and seasonings.
• 4 fold the edges of the foil together to form a bag and roast until tender, about 40 minutes.
• 5 use immediatley, or refrigerate in a little olive oil in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
• 6 crostini:.
• 7 in the bowl of a food processor, combine garlic, egg, salt and pepper.
• 8 turn on the machine and slowly stream in the oil.
• 9 continue to process until the mixture is throughly emulsified; stopping once to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• 10 makes about 2/3 cup of aioli.
• 11 place the bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet with about 1 tablespoon of the aioli.
• 12 bake until just golden, for about 2-3 minutes.
• 13 watch them carefully so that they don't burn.
• 14 sprinkle with chopped parsley, as garnish.