Olive Paste And Blue Cheese Canapi

Name: Olive Paste And Blue Cheese Canapi
Ingredients: 1/4 lb black olives, cured, pitted; 1 garlic clove, mashed to a paste (or put through a garlic press); 2 tablespoons pine nuts; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/4 lb blue cheese (or more, Cabrales, Roquefort, or Gorgonzola); black olives (for garnish); long crusty bread, cut into 1/4-inch slices

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/4 lb black olives, cured, pitted
1 garlic clove, mashed to a paste (or put through a garlic press)
2 tablespoons pine nuts
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 lb blue cheese (or more, Cabrales, Roquefort, or Gorgonzola)
black olives (for garnish)
long crusty bread, cut into 1/4-inch slices

Directions

1

Place the olives, garlic, pine nuts, and olive oil in the bowl of a processor and chop as finely as possible. [May be prepared ahead]
2

Spread thinly on bread slices.
3

Cover with blue cheese.
4

Decorate with a piece of black olive.
5

Makes 2 canapis per serving.