It has come to my attention that there are no crostini recipes on my blog! What the heck! I’ve been blogging for for almost 3 years and I haven’t shared one recipe for this super simple, delicious, two bite appetizer! Well let’s change that friends. Today I am sharing with you a terrific Grilled Pear and Gouda Crostini with Honey and Thyme.
I know it’s a mouthful, literally and figuratively, but it tastes incredible! In case you didn’t know, pears are currently in season and boy oh boy are they sweet, juicy, and delicious right now. Normally it’s apples and pumpkins that are getting all the attention in fall, but I wanted to make sure that we didn’t forget about the gorgeous pears. When trying to decide what kind of crostini to make I knew I wanted to incorporate the pears into my crostini along with some delicious cheese, because appetizers and cheese were made for each other. I went to the grocery store deli and stared at the selection of cheeses for what seemed like hours debating which one to use. I finally settled on an amazing Boar’s Head Aged Gouda Cheese.
Gouda is one of my favorite kinds of cheese and I love the high quality of Boar’s Head products. All of Boar’s Head’s premium products contain no fillers, no by-products, no artificial colors or flavors, no gluten, and zero grams of trans fat per serving. This means I can stuff myself with all of their wonderful cheeses knowing I’m only putting good old fashioned quality cheese in my body! To make the crostini was simple. I chose to use my grill pan to make these, but you could use an outdoor grill as well. I started by grilling my sliced pears over medium high heat. Once the pears had softened slightly and had nice grill marks on them, I removed them and placed them on a plate. I then added the sliced baguette and toasted it on the grill pan. While the baguette was grilling I sliced the Boar’s Head Aged Gouda. When the baguette was perfectly grilled I removed the slices and put them on my serving platter. I then placed a slice of the cheese, a slice of grilled pear, a drizzle of honey, and a sprinkle of fresh thyme on top of every crostini.
The heat of the bread warmed the cheese and softened it slightly. My husband and I devoured the whole plate of crostini in a matter of minutes. The crunchy bread, salty cheese, sweet pears and honey, and fresh thyme were beyond delicious together. They truly were the perfect two bite snack! The next time you need an hors d’oeuvres to serve for a party, I highly recommend checking out the Boar’s Head collection of cheeses. You can even create your own cheese board online, now how fun is that! Cheese boards or Grilled Pear and Gouda Crostini with Honey and Thyme, whatever floats your boat, get out there and get yourself some delicious Boar’s Head cheese!
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I don’t have grill, could i put it in the oven ?
Absolutely. Bake them at 375° F.
I LOVE crostini recipes! I would make a new crostini every day if I could. This one is perfect for fall. Pinned!
Thanks Michelle! Crostini is the best! There are so many possibilities and they are the perfect size!
These look absolutely beautiful!Thanks for reminding us about these gorgeous and sweet pears, as you are right – pumpkin and apples all in almost every food blog. I love aged gouda. This is the perfect party appetizer!
Thanks Mira! We can’t forget the poor little pear, especially when it’s combined with delicious aged gouda!
Gooooouda!!!! It’s sooo gooood! I’m obsessed with gouda and have historically been too anxious to get it in my mouth to actually make a proper appetizer with it. Grilled pears, honey, and thyme sound like the perfect match for the cheese! I must make these asap!!
Haha! Trust me Julia, plenty of gouda ended up in my mouth before hitting the crostini! Have a great weekend girl!
YUM! How did you not have a crostini recipe on here?! Gasp! These look delicious, Danae! Let’s have a crostini party. ;)
I know right?! Craziness that there were no crostinis! I’m all for a crostini party!
I LOVE the Boar’s Head brand and this appetizer looks fantastic!! Gorgeous grill marks on the pears, too. I wish I were your neighbor = I’d be food-stalking you all the time!
Thanks Kristy! Boar’s Head puts out some great cheese and meats! If we were neighbors I would gladly bring you samplings all day every day!
I love, love, love crostinis and this flavor combo is a sure-to-please winner! I also love Boar’s Head products as they are sooo much healthier for you than some of the others. I will be making this soon!
Thanks Becky! Boar’s Head definitely exceeds healthiness compared to some of the garbage out there!
These look phenomenal. I’m in love with the pear and Gouda flavor combo- I use it in salads all the time!
Thanks Jessica! Pear and gouda salad sounds delicious!