Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini recipe is a festive appetizer for St. Patrick’s Day! Use baguette slices, topped with pastrami, sauerkraut, and cheese.

Friends, enjoy this simple, elegant St. Paddy’s Day appetizer! Or, better yet, if you’re invited to a party, this pastrami appetizer is a BIG hit.

Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini Recipe

Of course the secret is in the mustard. Serve this recipe with your favorite dipping sauce or mustard! You can also use leftover corned beef, too!

Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini

What is pastrami?

When’s the last time you had a hot pastrami sandwich? (So good). But wait … let’s back up. What is pastrami anyway (my kids just asked me)?

Pastrami is meat that is made from beef,  or sometimes from pork, mutton, or turkey. I know …. it tastes so good, right? The flavors come from the way the meat is processed. The raw meat is brined, partially dried, and then seasoned with herbs and spices. The last step is smoking and steaming the meat.

Another party hit are these Hot Pastrami Sliders, served with melted cheese and caramelized onions on pretzel rolls. Yes, please! :)

If you’re looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day menu, I’ve put one together for you, here.

Even if you don’t have the sunshine in your corner of the world this week, you’re going to love the menu, starting with a few yummy appetizers, this Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini, and my delish Irish Slaw Dip! And then there’s Skinnytaste’s Crock Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage, ending with RecipeGirl’s Irish Cream Bundt Cake! Oh, boy!

Crostini Recipe

This recipe today uses pastrami, but maybe you already made corned beef over the weekend. You can also use leftover corned beef, too. Yum!

Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini

Make crostini in the oven. Then add your favorite mustard.

Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini

Start compiling the crostini with pastrami or corned beef, sauerkraut and cheese.

Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini

Broil, and then garnish with fresh parsley.

You’re ready for the party! (Photo taken at our last house in southern Oregon, on a sunny March day!)

Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini

Fun to serve for St. Pat’s Day, or bring to a party! You can prepare ahead of time, and then pop in the oven to heat through and melt the cheese in your friend’s oven!

ENJOY!

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Pastrami Sauerkraut Crostini

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Yield: 6
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Ingredients
 

  • 8 ½-inch slices baguette
  • Olive oil
  • 8 slices, beef pastrami (or corned beef)
  • 1 cup sauerkraut
  • 8 slices Dubliner cheese
  • 2-3 Tbsp.  mustard, your favorite flavor
  • 1 Tbsp.  coarse black pepper
  • Fresh parsley, finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 F degrees. Slice twelve 1/2-inch slices of bread from the baguette. Place on a baking sheet, and brush (or drizzle) generously with the olive oil. Sprinkle a little salt on each slice.  Bake for about 10 minutes, or until crisp and slightly golden.  Remove from oven and cool slightly.
  • Preheat the oven to broil on HI.
  • Assemble the crostini: baguette, mustard, pastrami, sauerkraut, and cheese. Place the crostini back on the baking sheet (lined with aluminum foil or parchment paper). Place in the middle oven rack and cook until cheese is melted, 1-2 minutes.
  • Arrange crostini on a serving platter. Serve a side of mustard. Garnish with black pepper and chopped parsley; serve.

Notes

Originally posted MAR 2018.
Cuisine: Irish
Course: Appetizer
Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer
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