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Pear and Pesto Crostini Recipe

Name: Pear and Pesto Crostini
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 0.5 loaf bread; 2 cups basil leaves; 1 clove garlic; 0.25 cup pine nuts; 0.25 cup pecorino romano; 3 tablespoons your best olive oil; 3 servings salt and pepper; 1 bosc pear

These crostini bring together toasted bread, bright basil pesto, and thin slices of fresh Bosc pear. It's a simple appetizer that comes together in about 45 minutes, with most of that time spent toasting the bread and assembling the pesto. The sweet pear balances the savory, garlicky pesto for a fresh bite.

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September 12, 2026

Back45 minServes 3Easy452 kcal

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About this recipe

Pear and Pesto Crostini is a Mediterranean starter recipe that takes about 45 min from start to finish and serves 3. It calls for 8 ingredients across 6 steps, and is rated easy. A serving works out at around 452 kcal with roughly 12 g of protein. Filed under lacto ovo vegetarian, vegetarian, party food and quick.