Fork on the Road Recipe: Melted Brie, Pear, And Ham Toasts
Posted on Thu, May. 08, 2008
By From Linda Bladholm's Fork on the Road
APPETIZER
MELTED BRIE, PEAR AND HAM TOASTS
Serve as hors d'oeuvres or as a light lunch with soup.
• ¼ pound baked ham, minced
• 2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
• 10 ( ½-inch thick) diagonal slices French or Italian bread, toasted lightly
• 1 ½ pears, peeled and cut into 20 wedges
• ½ pound brie, rind trimmed and cheese cut into 10 edges
• 20 small sprigs watercress
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine ham and mustard in a bowl. Arrange bread in a shallow baking pan. Top each slice with some of the ham mixture, 2 pear wedges and a wedge of brie. Bake 6 to 8 minutes, until cheese is melted. Garnish with 2 sprigs of watercress per toast. Makes 10 toasts.
Source: Adapted from Gourmet's America (Random, 1994).
Per toast: 278 calories (28 percent from fat), 8.7 g fat (4.4 g saturated, 2.8 g monounsaturated), 28.1 mg cholesterol, 12.3 g protein, 37.4 g carbohydrates, 2.7 g fiber, 686 mg sodium.
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