Kalamata Olive & Sun-Dried Tomato Toasts

LynneOctober 15, 2011

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Kalamata Olive & Sun-Dried Tomato on Pesto Toasts

Makes 24 Hors d’Oeuvres

6 slices firm white sandwich bread, crusts removed
½ cup basil pesto, homemade or purchased, well-stirred

2/3 cup slivered Kalamata olives
½ cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained on paper towels
2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil.

2. Spread about 1 tablespoon pesto on each slice of bread, then quarter each slice.

3. Toast bread squares on baking sheet until undersides are golden, about 8 minutes.

4. Combine olives and tomatoes in a medium bowl and cover with warm water. Soak about 5 minutes, then drain well and mix in parsley.

5. Spread about 1 teaspoon additional pesto on each toast square and mound the olive tomato mixture on top. Serve.

Note: There may be pesto and tomato olive mixture left over. Make more toasts for yourself the next day. Enjoy.

6 Comments

Geez Louise on 10/16/2011 at 12:31 am

ooh those were good!

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polwig on 10/16/2011 at 1:02 am

I love how these toasts look amazing, especially the bread.

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Lentil Breakdown on 10/16/2011 at 1:15 am

Wow, add those photos to your impending coffee table book. And they tasted as good as they look!

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mjskit on 10/16/2011 at 3:12 am

Those are some great looking chickens! Love all of your pictures, and if that’s your kitchen – I want it! Love these toasts! Simple and tasty I’m sure.

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Colleen @ The Taste Place on 10/17/2011 at 9:07 pm

These were delicious! My husband flipped over them as well (not a small feat when it doesn’t involve meat). Can’t wait to make these for our holiday dinner parties! And it was very nice chatting with you over dinner.

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Kim on 11/06/2011 at 6:07 pm

Lynne, first – thank you so much for making the drive all the way out to The OC for dinner! Second – thank you bringing this appetizer. They were DELICIOUS. I too love the olives with the sun-dried tomatoes. Genius. Saving this one for my next party.

And lastly, thank you again, for the shout-out. Isn’t chicken-watching fun?! You have to come back now, because the little babies are growing up and need someone handy with a camera (you) to photograph them!! There’s a “polish” with a fantastic hair-do. You need to come see him.

xoxo,

[K]

P.S. Yes, cameras are smarter than us sometimes. That close-up is money.

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