Blue Cheese Walnut Toasts

“These little toasts can be served by themselves as appetizers or sometimes I like to serve them as croutons on salad.”

Ingredients:

• 1
  
  French baguette, cut into 1/3 inch thick slices


• 1/4 cup
  
  butter, melted


• 4 ounces
  
  crumbled blue cheese


• 1/4 cup
  
  butter, softened


• salt and pepper to taste


• 1/2 cup
  
  chopped walnuts


• 1/2 cup
  
  chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F ( 200 degrees C). Brush one side of each slice of bread with butter and place butter side up on a baking sheet . Bake for 7 minutes , or until lightly toasted .


• In a small bowl, mix blue cheese, softened butter , salt and pepper. Spread this mixture over the tops of the toasted bread slices , then sprinkle with chopped walnuts.


• Bake for 6 minutes in the preheated oven , or until the topping is melted and bubbly. Arrange Arrange on a platter and sprinkle with chopped parlsley .

Blue Cheese Walnut Toasts