Caramelized Onions, Thyme & Fontina Crostini
By: Angela LeMoine
Published: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 7:16pm

Ingredients




3 vidalia onions, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp fresh thyme leaves {plus extra for garnish}
2 tsp pure cane sugar {granulated works fine too}
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp of water
salt & pepper
1 frech baguette, cut into approx 1/4" slices
3 garlic cloves
fontina cheese, 1/4" thick slices to fit the crostini

Preparation

1 Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. 2 Lets start with the onions because they do take some time to cook properly. 3 In a large sauté pan over medium low heat, add the butter, olive oil and onions. 4 You want to cook these nice and slowly, they will take about 45 minutes to get there. Stir every 5-10 minutes. You want the natural sugars in the onions to caramelize not burn, you are looking for a soft tender and 5 golden end result. 6 At around the 35 minute mark go ahead and stir in the water, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir and continue to cook for approx 10-15 minutes. 7 While the onions are cooking go ahead and place the baguette slices on a parchment lined baking sheet and pop into the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden and crisp. 8 As soon as they come out of the oven, rub one side of all the crostini with a garlic clove. The garlic will melt right onto the bread. Keep the crostini on the baking sheet. 9 Add a slice of cheese to each of the crostini and pop back into the oven for a few minutes or until the cheese is melted. 10 Top with the caramelized onions and garnish with some fresh thyme leaves.

About

I love crostini! Whats not to love about a beautifully crisp slice of baguette topped with something sweet or savory?  If you are hosting a hors d’oeuvre party, a small dinner or heck just looking for a tasty snack crostini are always a great option in my book! The combination possibilities are endless and with a little creativity you could probably come up with a handful of ideas with things already in your fridge and pantry. These Caramelized Onions, Thyme & Fontina Crostini are a great go to! The onions are so tender and sweet, they pair perfectly with the fresh earthy thyme and the fontina cheese.