How To Make Olive Cheese Toasties - Recipe

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

sliced bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain bread

💰Cheaper: white bread

Whole grain bread offers more fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and adds flavor.

garlic

🥗Healthier: garlic powder

💰Cheaper: none

Garlic powder offers convenience without sacrificing flavor.

Slice the baguette into half-inch (12 mm) slices, yielding about 12 slices.

In a mixing bowl, cream together 1/4 cup of room temperature butter, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1 crushed clove of garlic until well mixed.

Spread the garlic butter mixture on one side of each baguette slice.

Place the slices on a baking sheet, buttered side down.

Sprinkle 3 tablespoons of finely chopped green onions evenly over the baguette slices.

Add 1/3 cup of black olives evenly across the slices.

Add 1/3 cup of green olives evenly across the slices.

Grate 6 ounces of cheddar cheese and mound it on top of each slice, making it higher in the center.

Place the baking sheet under the broiler for 5 to 10 minutes, watching for the cheese to melt, bubble, and brown slightly.

Remove from the oven and let cool briefly before serving.

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