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Ingredients:

• 2 French baguettes, each sliced into ~34, ½ inch slices
• ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2, 4.5 oz. cans Portofino Yellowfin Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Directions:

1. Place bread slices (the crostini) on a large sheet pan and brush each side with olive oil. Put under the broiler and toast on each side. Remove from oven and place on a large serving platter.
2. Choose your crostini topping(s) and cover each crostini with cheese and your preferred topping per the recipes below.

Crostini Toppings:

Lemon Dill Ingredients:

• 4 oz. mascarpone cheese
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• ½ tsp. lemon zest
• ½ tsp. chopped dill
• ¼ cup capers drained

Lemon Dill Directions:

1. Mix the cheese, lemon juice, lemon zest and dill together in a small bowl. Spread ~ ½ – 1 tsp. topping on ¼ of the crostinis (~17). Top with a tsp. of tuna and a few capers

Watercress and Sundried Tomato Ingredients:

• 4 oz. mascarpone cheese
• ½ cup watercress leaves, stems trimmed
• ½ cup sliced, oil packed sundried tomatoes

Watercress and Sundried Tomato Directions:

1. Spread ¼ of the crostini with mascarpone or goat cheese. (~ ½ -1 tsp. per crostini depending on the size of the crostini.)
2. Top with a few pieces of watercress, sundried tomatoes and top with 1 tsp. tuna

Mascarpone and Fig Ingredients:

• 4 oz. mascarpone cheese
• 4 oz. fig spread

Mascarpone and Fig Directions:

1. Spread ¼ crostini with mascarpone or goat cheese. (~ ½ -1 tsp. per crostini depending on the size of the crostini.)
2. Top with ~1 tsp. fig spread and top with 1 tsp. tuna.

Mediterranean Ingredients:

• 4 oz. mascarpone cheese
• ½ cup chopped marinated artichoke hearts
• ½ cup chopped roasted red peppers
• Sliced fresh basil

Mediterranean Directions:

1. Spread ¼ crostini with mascarpone or goat cheese. (~ ½ -1 tsp. per crostini depending on the size of the crostini.)
2. Top with artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and ~1 tsp. tuna

Note: Goat cheese could be substituted for the mascarpone.
Nutritionals using Lemon Dill topping. Nutritionals will vary with the different toppings.