Ingredients
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, 3 smashed and 1 whole
- Pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 bulb fennel, shaved thin on a Japanese mandolin and tossed with the juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1/4 cup fennel fronds, reserved
- Kosher salt
- 1/2 pound (21 to 25) shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut in 1/2 lengthwise
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 baguette, cut into 1/2 inch slices on the bias
Directions
Coat a large saute pan with extra-virgin olive oil. Add the 3 smashed garlic cloves and the crushed red pepper and bring to a medium heat. When the garlic is brown and very aromatic remove the garlic and discard. It has fulfilled its garlic destiny. Add the fennel, season with salt, and saute for 3 to 4 minutes or until the fennel is wilted and soft but does not have any color. Add the shrimp and white wine and season with salt. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes or until the wine has evaporated. Taste for seasoning and add salt if needed. Reserve.
Toast or grill each piece of bread and rub with the whole garlic clove. Drizzle each toast generously with extra-virgin olive oil and top with the shrimp/fennel mixture. Garnish with fennel fronds. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Try not to eat them all yourself.
















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By kabroemmer
Caldwell, NJ
on August 25, 2011
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Delish!!!
By cvoigt
Coon Rapids, MN
on June 05, 2011
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Absoulety fab! The fennel and the shrimp are a great combo!
By ecilup_11734509
plymouth, CA
on March 14, 2009
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have served this crostini 3x now, and it is impossible not to eat them all yourself prior to serving them. all our friends love them. they stand up well for about a day and can be made ahead for about that long. they are best served immediately, but if they are not all gone after the party, its ok by me because i lovum for breakfast.
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