Mini Crostini Appetizers

By vpitts2004

Start with a package of refrigerated crescent rolls to make flaky crostini appetizers. Eight options are suggested -- be creative and try other combos!

Ingredients

• SMOKED SALMON WITH DILL:
• 1 (8-ounce) can Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 64 toothpicks
• Dab cream cheese
• Thin slice smoked salmon, cut into quarters
• Fresh dill weed sprig
• SHRIMP AND CUCUMBER:
• Very thin slice English cucumber, cut in half, folded
• Fresh dill weed sprig
• Small cooked shrimp, tail shell removed
• CAPRESE:
• Slice small fresh mozzarella ball or string cheese
• Half grape tomato
• Tiny basil leaf or fresh basil leaf strip
• ANTIPASTO:
• Half slice hard salami, folded into thirds
• Slice sweet banana pepper (from a jar)
• Kalamata or black olive
• DRIED FIG & MASCARPONE:
• Dried fig, cut in half lengthwise
• Mascarpone cheese star (using softened cheese)
• Grated orange peel
• ROAST BEEF ROLL-UPS:
• Rare roast beef slice (spread with below)
• Garden vegetable cream cheese spread
• Fresh parsley sprig or tiny dill pickle slice
• CHEESE AND PIMENTO OLIVE:
• Swiss cheese cube
• Half pimiento-stuffed green olive
• TURKEY CLUB:
• Lettuce
• Crisply cooked bacon
• Turkey breast slice, rolled up, sliced
• Grape tomato slice

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375°F. Unroll dough onto cutting board. Cut in half crosswise and lengthwise on perforated lines to make 4 rectangles. Press diagonal perforations to seal.

Starting with long side of 1 rectangle, roll dough tightly into 6 1/4-inch roll; press seam to seal. Repeat with remaining dough rectangles.

Spray thin serrated knife with cooking spray. Cut each roll into 16 slices. On ungreased large cookie sheet, place 32 slices about 1/2 inch apart. Place remaining 32 slices on second ungreased large cookie sheet.

Bake 1 cookie sheet at a time 8 to 9 minutes or until slices are light golden brown.

Top baked slices using all 8 toppings and making 8 appetizers of each, or choose your favorite topping options and make as many of each as you’d like. All toppings are quick to assemble, taking only about 4 to 8 minutes to make 8 appetizers.