Parma Ham & Goat's Cheese Toasts with Cranberry & Red Onion

These mini toasts make a wonderful posh snack and taste absolutely delicious.

Cranberry Red onion
Cranberry Red onion

These mini toasts make a wonderful posh snack and taste absolutely delicious.

Ingredients:

• 25g butter • 1 tablespoon olive oil • 3 red onions, sliced • 1 teaspoon sugar • 2 tablespoons cranberry sauce • dash of balsamic vinegar • salt and freshly ground black pepper • 8 slices of Ciabatta bread • 200g goat’s cheese, sliced into 8 • 8 slices Parma Ham • a few thyme leaves, to garnish

Directions:

1) Heat the butter and olive oil in a frying pan. Add the onions and cook over a medium-high heat for a few minutes, stirring often. Add the sugar and cook for a few more minutes, until they begin to caramelise. Remove from the heat and add the cranberry sauce and a dash of balsamic vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 2) Toast the slices of ciabatta and arrange two pieces onto 4 serving plates. Top with an equal amount of red onions, then place a slice of goat’s cheese on top of each one. 3) Top each piece of ciabatta with a slice of Parma Ham. Sprinkle with a few thyme leaves, season with a little more black pepper, then serve at once.

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