Garlic Shrimp Crustini's with Roasted Pine Nuts

My brother's wonderful wife was recently on a weekend retreat in Michigan.  According to her, the B&B where she stayed served amazing food.  She passed along one of the dish ideas to me and I tried it out tonight.  I had to make modifications since I didn't have some of the ingredients.  All in all, I'm happy with the outcome.  This is a great appetizer idea when entertaining this holiday season.

Ingredients
1 french bread baguette, sliced into 1/2 thick pieces
2 c monterey jack cheese, grated

2/3 c mayo

1/2 c toasted pine nuts (the original recipe called for sliced almonds)

1 green onion, chopped

 20(ish) garlic shrimp (see below for recipe) **Original recipe called for 6 strips bacon, cooked & crumbled instead of shrimp

Method

Place bread slices on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400˚ for 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cheese, mayonnaise, almonds, bacon and onion. Spread mixture over bread. Bake for an additional 4 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with additional almonds or pine nuts if desired. Top each crustini with one garlic shrimp. Serve warm.

To toast the pine nuts I threw them in a fry pan with a little butter until they browned, about 5 minutes over medium heat.

Easy Garlic Shrimp

20(ish) Shrimp - precooked, devained, thawed

2 green onion

2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 tbsp olive oil

Warm olive oil in a fry pan over medium heat.  Add shrimp, green onion and garlic.  Cook about 7 minutes, until oil, garlic and onion begin to stick to the bottom of the pan. Add one shrimp to the top of each crustini.  ENJOY!