French Onion Toasts

Name: French Onion Toasts
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

8 ingredients

9 steps

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.