Persimmon Pear Caprese Crostini

Persimmons and pears together make this delicious Persimmon Pear Caprese Crostini recipe, the perfect appetizer for any holiday gathering!

Friends, enjoy this Persimmon Pear Caprese Crostini recipe, a delicious holiday appetizer–so fresh and flavorful.

It’s the season of persimmons, a less common winter fruit. You can buy the Fuyu type of persimmon at Costco, which can be eaten hard like an apple. They’re sweet and delicous paired with pears! We also love to buy them at our favorite local store, Newport Avenue Market here in Bend.

Persimmon Pear Caprese Crostini

With creamy and fresh mozzarella cheese, add firm, sweet pears, and slices of persimmons to make each festive bite. Place a fresh basil leaf on top and serve on toasted crostini. Drizzle with DeLallo’s balsamic glaze!

This past week, we were invited to several dinner parties. Paul and I get a lot of dinner invites, which we are grateful for. We also hosted a party where I cooked Pepper Crusted Prime Rib, and served our favorite side dish, Potato-Fennel Gratin Recipe–so good!

All you need are these ingredients for this persimmon appetizer:

• Persimmons
• Pears
• Fresh basil leaves
• Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
• Baguette, sliced
• Olive oil
• Coarsely ground sea salt
• Pepper
• Balsamic vinegar glaze, we use DeLallo Foods

Set the table

We set the table with pinecones, greenery, and a few beautiful ornaments.

We look at a dinner invite as an adult play date. We’re invited over for good food and fun, lively conversation, and what we love is that every host and hostess has their own style! This past week, we all brought Tappas to our friends’ house, and that is what we ate for dinner, in the living room, sitting around their big coffee table.

Dinner Party Etiquette

I wanted to share today a few party etiquette tips, for when you’re invited to a dinner party!

• Never come empty-handed. Even if the host tells you not to bring anything, I say you still bring something. A small, fun pack of holiday paper napkins, your favorite wine, a homemade jelly or jam or chutney, a holiday candle, or even some home-baked goods will all be appreciated by your host/hostess.
• At the end of the party, ask the host if you can leave the leftovers that you brought (never assume that you should pack it all up and take with you). If they say take them, there’s your green light.
• Bring a nice wine. Do not make an uneducated wine choice. If you’re not a wine connoisseur and you were asked to bring wine, you can always ask the wine guy in the store for suggestions. When I go to Grocery Outlet, I always ask for help. They’ve even been awesome enough to call the wine guy (if he’s not in the store), which is great customer service.

I’m always in charge of the hostess gift, as my husband doesn’t really think about that. But he does bring the wine.

It’s just a nice jesture to be an awesome guest, so you get invited back again, right?

SO grab these easy ingredients and whip up a plate this this memorable appetizer this weekend! Each bite is amazing!

What do you like to do to be a good guest, when invited to a party?

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Persimmon Pear Caprese Crostini

With creamy, fresh mozzarella, firm, sweet pears, and slices of persimmons, add a fresh basil leaf and serve on toasted crostini, drizzled with DeLallo’s balsamic glaze!

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Ingredients

 

• 2-3 Fuyu persimmon, sliced
• Firm pear, sliced
• Fresh basil leaves
• Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
• Baguette, sliced
• Olive oil
• Coarsely ground sea salt
• Pepper
• Balsamic vinegar glaze, we use DeLallo Foods

Instructions

 

• Drizzle bread slices with olive oil. Under the broiler, toast on both sides until golden.
• Top each bread slice with a slice of pear, a slice of persimmon, a fresh basil leaf, and mozzarella slice.  Drizzle with balsamic glaze; sprinkle with sea salt and pepper.  Serve!

Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer

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