Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini

mushroom crostini with leeks and herbs.

These Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini are an easy, delicious make ahead appetizer that you can warm in the oven just before your guests arrive. This crostini recipe starts with mild goat cheese and black pepper and is finished with everyone’s favorite crostini toppings… wild mushrooms. This is the BEST and your friends will gobble them up.

french bread on a baking sheet.

Favorite Crostini Toppings

My cousin, Katrina, is a mushroom fiend.  She’s utterly smitten with them and who can blame her?  Mushrooms lend an earthy, meaty quality to just about anything.  In fact they’ve recently snuck into my gratins, been the star of a silky bisque and a supporting cast member in a chicken soup.  Along with leeks, they’re the ideal savory crostini toppings for these Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini. 

toasted bread

Why You’ll Love This Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini Recipe:

  1. Everyone needs an easy-to-make hors d’oeuvre.
  2. This easy crostini recipe is mostly make ahead.
  3. Everything is better on a crunchy piece of bread.  It’s a fact. Look it up.   
wild mushrooms

 I sautéed crimini and oyster mushrooms with tender leeks and plenty of fresh rosemary, thyme and garlic for the crostini toppings.  We’re not afraid of garlic around here, right?

cooked mushrooms and leeks with spoon

The shrooms and leeks needed a bed to nestle in and this soft spreadable pepper chévre cheese spread comes together quickly with a log of goat cheese, a little cream and freshly ground black pepper.  If you’re not a fan of goat cheese,  cream cheese, fresh ricotta or that herb-flecked Boursin cheese  would work well, too.

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goat cheese mixture

Assembling the Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini

  1. Brush the french bread rounds with olive oil and toast them in the oven until they’re crisp and lightly golden.
  2. Saute the mushrooms for a few minutes.
  3. Add the garlic, leeks and herbs and continue to cook until softened and fragrant.
  4. Mix together the goat cheese (chévre) with cream and black pepper until it’s a smooth spreadable consistency.
  5. Spread the got cheese over the toasts.
  6. Add crostini toppings and warm in the oven just before serving.
  7. Garnish with chives if desired and serve warm.
Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini on a board.

This crostini recipe  would be perfect for a light nosh before a big meal or a tempting treat to be passed around at a holiday cocktail party.  Put a tray of these under your guests’ noses and you won’t have to offer twice, promise.  

closeup of Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini

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Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini with chives


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Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini
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5 from 6 votes

Wild Mushroom and Leek Crostini

These warm crostini are melty, savory and delicious!  Great for serving with cocktails!
Author: Lisa Lotts
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword bruschetta, crostini, goat cheese, mushrooms
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 french baguette sliced into 1/2″ slices
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1 pound mushrooms I used oyster and crimini – but mix it up and try button, chanterelle or enoki
  • 1 leek
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves minced
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary minced
  • 2 large cloves garlic minced
  • 4 ounces goat cheese
  • 3-4 tablespoons cream
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • chopped chives for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Lightly brush both sides of the bread with 2 tablespoons olive and place on a baking sheet. Bake for 8 minutes on one side, flip the bread and bake for another 8-10 minutes, until crisp and lightly golden. Set aside.
  • Trim the root and dark green leaves from the leek. Slice in half, vertically, then slice into 1/4″ half moons. Transfer the leeks to a bowl of water and use your hands to swish the leeks in the water to remove any dirt or grit. The dirt will sink to the bottom of the bowl. Lift the leeks out of the water and transfer to a bowl lined with paper towels to dry.
  • Meanwhile, slice the mushrooms into 1/4″ slices and prep the herbs and garlic.
  • Heat the remaining two tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a heavy saucepan with a lid. Add the mushrooms and leeks and sprinkle with the kosher salt. Stir and place the lid on the pan to sweat the vegetables. Check the vegetables every 2 minutes, stirring until the mushrooms and leeks have softened. 5-8 minutes. Add the thyme, rosemary and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes until softened and fragrant. Place the lid on the pan and turn off the heat and let the vegetables rest.
  • In a small bowl mix the goat cheese, cream and black pepper. Stir until smooth, creamy and spreadable. Spread a small spoonful of goat cheese onto the crostini. Top with mushroom mixture. Can be made 2-3 hours in advance to this point and refrigerated until ready to serve.
  • When you’re ready to serve, heat the crostini for 5 minutes at 350 degrees to warm them through. Garnish with chives and serve,

NUTRITION:

Calories: 183kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 222mg | Fiber: 2g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 2.2mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1.8mg

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15 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    YUM! I love the combination of mushrooms and leek – so delicious! The crostini look so good!

  2. Juli Meyers says:

    Those look delicious, I love chives.

    1. Ok, so I made these for my husband and daughter one night and they devoured the whole tray. The cheese gets melty and soft and the umami flavor of mushroom is so flipping good!

  3. This should be great for holiday parties!

  4. Kimberly Pfaehler says:

    Everything looks amazing, I love the combination, mushrooms are my favorite! Thanka for sharing.

    1. Thanks, Kimberly! They’re great with cocktails!

  5. Erica MacDonald RN (@Writer_EricaMac) says:

    5 stars
    This looks so good! I absolutely love mushrooms and look for any excuse to add them to dishes. Your right, they have almost a meaty flavor (which really doesn’t make sense… does it?). So, I am thinking about trying this recipe but I haver never eaten leeks! Are they like onions?

    1. Thank you, Erica! Leeks are part of the allium genus – the same as onions, but they are very, very mild. You have to wash them carefully, because dirt and grit actually grow between the layers.

  6. Yum yum yum!!! You are so right, I Love mushrooms and this looks awesomeeee!