French Onion Toasts

Submitted by _Pixie_

"an appetizer with a bit of the flavor of french onion soup (minus the soup)"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 12 appetizers

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 12 slices French baguettes, 1/2 inch thick (2 to 3 inches in diameter)
• 1 -2 tablespoon butter (softened for spreading)
• 1 1⁄2 cups grated swiss cheese

directions

1. Melt one tablespoon butter in a nonstick frying pan over low heat.
2. Add the onion and cook stirring occasionally (do not burn) until tender and a golden brown (approx 15-20 minutes).
3. Stir rosemary, salt and pepper into the onions and remove from heat.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
5. Lightly butter one side of each slice of french bread.
6. Place the bread, butter side down, on a baking sheet.
7. Divide the onion evenly over the top of the french bread, coving as most of the surface as possible.
8. Top the bread as evenly as possible with the grated cheese.
9. Bake for about 10 minutes until cheese is well melted.

Reviews

[Bergy]

This is a super recipe - raved about by my guests- I made the French Toasts the day before and the onion mixture in the Am- Just before serving I smeared the onions on the toasts , added the cheese and baked them in my toaster oven. I recommend that you use sweet onions - I have used both but the sweet are just right. Thanks Pixie I have made this recipe twice already and am going for the third time now - great easy, tasty recipe

 

[32226]

I made this for my French class as a project and it turned out delicious! I cooked the rosemary for a tad too long so it became a twinge bitter but nonetheless, phenomenal. I also swapped out the Swiss cheese for gruyere cheese and no regrets! I wish I could add pictures!!

 

[sjkotylak]

Delicious! Made with a multi-grain baguette and since I'm not crazy about swiss, I made some with asiago and some with monterey jack... made for PAC Fall '09

 

[Annette1]

Great recipe easy to make my guest raved about the taste and I told them how easy it was to put together Thanks!!!