Cheese Crostini

Ingredients 

• 1 block Brie cheese
• 8 rusks
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons green garlic, finely chopped
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 8-10 button mushrooms finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1 pinch fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• Fresh parsley chopped + to garnish

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180ºC. Slice cheese thickly.
2. Place rusks on a baking tray. Keep a cheese slice on each of them and sprinkle crushed peppercorns.
3. Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake till the cheese melts.
4. Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan, add green garlic and onions and sauté till onions turn translucent.
5. Add mushrooms, walnuts, salt and thyme, mix and cook for a minute. Add balsamic vinegar, mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
6. Top the rusks with a spoonful of mushroom mixture, garnish with parsley and serve immediately.