Crostini Smoked Trout with toasted almonds and Tomato

This crostini is made up of wonderful flavors and textures.

First I sliced the bread and put a drizzle of olive oil on each piece. Next spread a thin layer of a chicken mousse. On top of that is the crumbled smoked trout tossed with capers.

The next layer is of finely shreaded white cheese and almonds. The final layer is diced tomatoes that have been tossed in bread crumbs sprinkled with chives.

This crostini will make anyone a smoked trout lover.

What is Crostini?

In Italian it means "little toasts". Normally crostini's are made from thinly sliced white bread, drizzled with olive oil and salt, which is then toasted or grilled until crispy.

The crostini pictured above is sliced a little thicker and is made from a ciabatta bread (Italian Slipper bread). Since this crostini has a topping and served cold, the bread was not toasted prior to adding of the roasted garlic spread, beef, provolone cheese, tomato and green onion, otherwise it would become too chewy upon serving.