These two ingredient stracchino and sausage crostini are so simple and crazy delicious. Tangy, soft cheese is mixed with Italian sausage and spread on some thick crusty bread.
Stracchino and sausage is such a classic combo here in Italy. It’s used to be spread on thick crusty bread and is then baked in the oven until the cheese has melted and the sausage is cooked through. Serve this hot as a snack, lunch or antipasto.
Stracchino cheese also known as Crescenza is such a delicious and creamy soft cheese with a delicate tangy flavour. Mix it with good quality Italian sausages and you’ll be in heaven, trust me.
I also used this combo to stuff these sweet mini peppers and they are insanely good!
You should be able to find stracchino cheese at a good Italian speciality food store or online if it’s not readily available. It’s so worth hunting it down just to make these sausage crostini.
So really this isn’t a recipe, it’s more of an assembly which means it’s quick, yay! The sausages are removed from their casings and mixed with the stracchino cheese in a bowl. I use a fork to mash it all together because it’s quite a sticky mixture.
Spread it on some thick crusty bread and bake it in the oven for around 15 minutes. The cheese should be melted and starting to brown and the sausage cooked through. So damn good.
This is so easy to whip up at lunch time or as an antipasto with a glass of red vino. Enjoy!
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Stracchino and Sausage Crostini
Ingredients
- 3 Italian sausages
- 6.3 oz (180g) stracchino cheese
- 12 slices crusty bread
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/350F/gas mark 4. Remove the sausages from their casings and add to a bowl with the stracchino cheese. Mash everything together with a fork until thoroughly combined.
- Spread on top of the crusty bread slices, place on a baking tray and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese has melted, starting to brown and the sausage is cooked through. Serve hot.
Notes
Nutrition
- I always use extra virgin olive oil in all of my recipes unless stated otherwise
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- All vegetables are medium sized unless stated otherwise
- All recipes are tested and developed using a fan oven
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10 Comments
Roxana
July 13, 2017 at 7:16 pmI would try this with beef sausage. Interesting and simple recipe.
Inside the rustic kitchen
July 17, 2017 at 4:47 pmThat would be interesting, hope you enjoy!
Marie | Yay! For Food
July 13, 2017 at 6:51 pmWhat a delicious appetizer! So simple and easy, yet so flavourful since you chose quality ingredients!
Inside the rustic kitchen
July 17, 2017 at 4:46 pmThanks so much Marie
Ginny McMeans
July 13, 2017 at 6:42 pmCrostini is one of my favorite appetizers for company! Passing this recipe on to my sister.
Inside the rustic kitchen
July 17, 2017 at 4:46 pmThanks so much Ginny, glad you like it.
Lisa | Garlic & Zest
July 13, 2017 at 6:13 pmOk, you can leave the room now. I’ll take it from here. Pour a glass (or two) of wine and gorge myself on these amazing crostini. I mean why waste calories on anything green – you’ve got bread, sausage and cheese in one bite. My hero!
Inside the rustic kitchen
July 17, 2017 at 4:46 pmHaha Lisa this is hilarious, totally made my day.
Sandi
July 13, 2017 at 5:37 pmThis crostini is going on the menu for our next get together.
Inside the rustic kitchen
July 17, 2017 at 4:47 pmThanks for stopping by Sandi, I hope you love it!