 Tom Yum Shrimp & Shiitake Crostini |
This recipe came to life when I was trying to figure out what else I could do with this leftover shrimp mixture I had after I made shrimp wontons. With about a nearly whole French baguette left near my fruit bowl, I figured you can’t really mess up anything on toasted sliced bread so I might as well give it a go. This recipe is easy to do, not time consuming, & let’s be honest, anything tom yum is delicious. Let me reiterate the fact that the tom yum will make your tum go yum. Yes, I just made a tom yum rhyme. It’s my blog, I can rhyme if I want to. In all seriousness, this crostini is amazing. My dad approves of this message, so you just definitely know it’s legit.
This crostini is the perfect appetizer for a dinner party or just for fancy snacktimes for homemakers. Reheating them in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds on the high will warm them right up, leaving the crunchiness intact, given that you toasted it correctly. If for some reason the crunchiness gets dampened–because you can’t toast crostini correctly–you have two options: 1. imagine that it’s crunchy or 2. put it in the toaster oven for a minute on “toast”.
Although this recipe is quite easy to do, the cleanup is as tedious as spilling ground coffee beans on the floor & trying to vacuum it. True story – our apartment smelled like coffee whenever we vacuumed so that was a plus. The point is, unless you have a maid or a lot of time on your hands, the cleanup for this is a drag, so make it with a partner & assign them to chopping the onions & then dish-washing.
 Albacore Delight Roll with Avocado |
Some time in January, Josh took me to Sushi Kinoya to satisfy my absurd sushi addiction. I didn’t think the pictures looked that great from any of my new albums from 2014, so you’re just going to have to stalk them on your own.
I love your photos, they are so beautiful! What kind of lens do you use? And applause for your tom yum rhyme :b!
I promise I’m going to leave you a comment soon! I couldn’t leave you one on my ipad for some reason, but I will when I get home. 🙂 you’ve been so awesome keeping up with my posts, it makes me really happy!! Thank you, Yak!!
Thanks for the compliments! I used a 35mm f/1.8 Nikorr lens. 🙂
Can you come cook for me? Please? I’ll pay you lol. These look amazing! x
Hahaha I’d charge too much, girl! Thanks. 🙂
Oh my gosh, yum. This looks SO good. I’ve never really been into cooking (because I’m pretty lazy), but I pinned your recipe so I can show it to my mom later, haha. I’m definitely going to tell her to try it out!
I absolutely hate the aftermath of cooking, but that’s why when I make huge meals, I always have people over so they help with the cleanup! Otherwise, I’m in the kitchen for hours trying to clean up my mess. I find that cooking can be very medicinal in the sense that it is very calming when you’re stressed out. Thanks for pinning my recipe, girl!! 🙂 Hope you & your mom find it delicious.
The Crostini’s look so good! I’m a big fan of both shrimp and shiitake mushrooms 😀
Aaahh, there are so many food photos in your albums. I’m getting hungry because they all look tasty, haha. The mango and salmon rolls look interesting! I don’t often see fruit mixed in with sushi 🙂
I love using leftovers 😛 I can add it to my afternoon
noodle snack or something! Anyway I’d loveeeee
to try out those shrimp crostini you’ve made c; Xx