Crostini with Pear, Parmesan, and Caramelized Shallots

Name: Crostini with Pear, Parmesan, and Caramelized Shallots
Total time: 182
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided, or to taste; 2 large shallots, chopped, or more to taste; 1 firm Bartlett pear, chopped, or more to taste; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 baguette; 1 clove garlic, halved; 5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Recipe by KerriJ from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Appetizer 3 Hr. 2 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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1 tablespoon butter
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1 tablespoon olive oil, divided, or to taste
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2 large shallots, chopped, or more to taste
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1 firm Bartlett pear, chopped, or more to taste
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2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 baguette
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1 clove garlic, halved
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5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Heat butter and 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in shallots. Cook and stir until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool, 20 to 25 minutes.
Combine pears, 1 teaspoon olive oil, thyme, salt, and pepper with the shallots; stir until evenly mixed. Cover and refrigerate shallot mixture for about 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Slice baguette into rounds. Rub with garlic and brush with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place on a baking sheet.
Toast in the preheated oven until golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
Top baguette rounds with shallot mixture and Parmesan cheese.
Turn oven's broiler on. Return crostini to oven and broil until golden and bubbly, 1 to 2 minutes.