You only need a few ingredients to bake up these golden appetizers. It's hard to resist the combination of bacon, almonds, and cheese.
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon
- 1 small onion ; diced
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds ; toasted
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley ; chopped
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1 baguette
Instructions
- Cut bacon into 1/4 inch pieces and fry in pan over medium heat until browned and crispy. Remove pan from heat and put bacon on a paper towel then drain almost all fat from pan. Return pan to heat and add onions, cook till lightly golden. Drain on paper towel with bacon. Cool.
- While bacon is cooling, chop a 1/4 cup of the almonds.
- In a small bowl toss the cheese with the parsley, cooled bacon & onions and chopped almonds. Stir in sour cream and Cayenne pepper (if using).
- Preheat broiler and slice baguette into 1/2 inch thick pieces. Lightly toast one side then flip and spread with the mixture, broil until lightly golden (2-3minutes).
- Serve garnished with remaining almonds!
- *Note: the mixture can be stored in the fridge up to one day ahead.
