How to Use crostini in a Sentence

crostini

plural noun
  • When the crostini are cool enough to handle, rub each one with the cut side of the garlic.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The bland crostini on the Tree of Life taste like they were procured from a gas station.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 11 June 2019
  • Slice your baguettes into ½-inch rounds to make the crostini.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Use them on a salad, stir fry them with rice, or top toast and call it a crostini.
    Sunset Magazine, 20 Mar. 2020
  • Serve with crostini that has been smeared with fresh goat cheese, and garnish with herbs.
    al, 20 Aug. 2019
  • In this easy dish, the sauteed mushrooms go onto crostini with a creamy cheese.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Keep this easy pickle recipe handy to add a tangy bite to crostini, salads, and more.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2023
  • Or, spread on crostini and top with a thin slice of beef tenderloin or smoked salmon for a great hors d’oeuvre.
    Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2018
  • First course is Caesar with beef tartare, quail egg, crostini and aioli.
    Susan Dunne, courant.com, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Serve with crostini dressed with olive oil and sea salt for a showstopping spread.
    Jessica Fecteau, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2022
  • If serving hot, spoon a touch of basil oil on top, and garnish with shaved Parmesan and crostini.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The popular Cheese Whiz ($7) is no spray cheese; it’s whipped Manchego and Parmesan on crostini.
    Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Spoon the mushroom mixture onto the crostini and serve.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
  • On the menu: smoked salmon Oscars–that is, pumpernickel crostini shaped like Oscars topped with creme fraiche and a hint of caviar.
    Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Feb. 2017
  • These crunchy stalwarts have been replaced with crostini, meat, cheese, and olives.
    Danny Palumbo, Bon Appétit, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Or brie, prosciutto and a slather of honey on a crostini.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 25 June 2021
  • One of the simplest ways to enjoy fresh ricotta is on a crostini.
    Saveur, 11 Aug. 2015
  • Whether they’re sliced or halved, arranged in a tart shell, on a crostini or just on a plate, there are few visions more enticing.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Making crostini, little toasts, is one of the easiest parts of this recipe.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2018
  • In this dish, some of those small tomatoes are sliced and added to a skillet of sauteed onions and fennel, which creates a sauce with shrimp to serve on golden, crunchy crostini.
    Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The event began at 6 with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres of chili lobster roll, tuna tataki and goat cheese crostini.
    Dan Klepal, ajc, 20 June 2018
  • One dish trumped the next from the assorted crostini to the red and yellow beets and stuffed eggplant with confit vegetables.
    Shivani Vora, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Quellar's Texas-style smoked brisket on a bolillo crostini with a spicy crema verde on top was very well-received by the crowd.
    Marco Torres, Chron, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Use chocolate in your otherwise savory spiced nuts or crostini for a perfect blend of salty, spicy and sweet.
    Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Putting cheese and crackers out at a party, whether sliced sharp cheddar and Triscuits or Humboldt Fog and crostini, is a simple way to welcome guests.
    Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Scallions Make crostini: Toss trimmed scallions with olive oil, salt and pepper.
    Ian Knauer, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Culinary arts students sliced baguettes for crostini to be topped with maple duck breast and cranberry marmalade.
    Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • While your crostini are baking, clean the morels thoroughly.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
  • On its open sun deck beside the plunge pool, enjoy the apple crostini or a focaccia breakfast sandwich with your mint tea.
    Shannon Sims, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Top the crostini with fresh cucumber slices and edible flowers.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2024

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