Baked Apple, Blue Cheese and Chorizo Crostini

My family had a variation of this dish while on vacation in London a few years ago and we couldn’t get the flavor combination out of our heads. When we got back my dad was fixated on recreating the dish so he enlisted my help and we came up with this recipe. It wasn’t long before it became a family favorite. My boyfriend and I have started to make it as an entrée rather than an appetizer because we kept eating too many when they were served as a starter and we weren’t hungry for our dinner!

The sweet apples are a wonderful contrast to the spicy chorizo and creamy, salty flavor of the blue cheese.

Baked Apple, Blue Cheese and Chorizo Crostini

Key Ingredients in This Recipe

• Blue cheese  – Blue veined cheeses have a characteristic sharp, salty flavor and creamy texture. They complement the sweet baked apples and spicy chorizo in this recipe. If you aren’t a big fan of blue cheeses try this recipe with Gorgonzola dolce, which is a young, milder and creamy variety of the cheese. If you prefer a more powerful, funky blue cheese give Roquefort a try.
• Apple – Gala apples are red-pink, aromatic apples with mild and sweet flavor. It’s now the top produced apple in the United States, surpassing both Red Delicious and Granny Smith. They’re great for both eating raw and cooking. 
• Chorizo – This recipe uses Mexican chorizo, fresh pork sausage made from pork and spices. It’s made from a combination of fatty pork and sometimes additional parts of the animal as well (especially in many common commercial brands).

How to Make Baked Apple, Blue Cheese and Chorizo Crostini

1. Bake the apples. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180ºC). Combine the melted butter, brown sugar and flour in a small bowl. In a 9×9” baking pan toss the apples with the brown sugar mixture then bake in the oven until the apples are soft and slightly golden, about 20 minutes.
2. Cook the chorizo. Heat a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Remove any casing from the chorizo. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sausage is completely cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage to a paper towel-lined plate and allow to drain.
3. Make crostini. Preheat the broiler to medium-high. Dip one of the cut sides of each baguette slice in the olive oil, then arrange the slices, oil-side up on a baking sheet. Broil them just until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Assemble and serve. Top each toast with a small spoonful of the chorizo and a small spoonful of the cooked apples. Sprinkle crumbled blue cheese over each and serve immediately.

Other Recipes to Try

If you enjoy this recipe, I recommend checking out some of these:

• Crostini with Ricotta, Figs and Balsamic
• Maple Roasted Pumpkin Crostini
• Steak and Boursin Cheese Crostini

Baked Apple, Blue Cheese and Chorizo Crostini

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Serves 8

US Customary – Metric

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 medium Gala apple, peeled, cored and diced into ¼” pieces
• 6 ounces Mexican pork chorizo*
• 1 French baguette, sliced into 1/2”-thick slices (approximately 15 slices)
• Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180ºC). Combine the melted butter, brown sugar and flour in a small bowl. In a 9×9” baking pan toss the apples with the brown sugar mixture then bake in the oven until the apples are soft and slightly golden, about 20 minutes.
• Heat a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Remove any casing from the chorizo. Add the chorizo and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sausage is completely cooked through. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage to a paper towel-lined plate and allow to drain.
• Preheat the broiler to medium-high. Dip one of the cut sides of each baguette slice in the olive oil, then arrange the slices, oil-side up on a baking sheet. Broil them just until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• To Serve, top each toast with a small spoonful of the chorizo and a small spoonful of the cooked apples. Sprinkle crumbled blue cheese over each and serve immediately.

Notes:

*Note: Mexican pork chorizo is a spicy seasoned beef sausage that is typically ground and can be cooked in the casings or removed from the casing and cooked like ground meat.

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