Tartines are the French counterpart to Italian bruschetta — just toasts topped with your favorite ingredients or whatever you have on hand. Like bruschetta, they’re simple to make for a quick dinner and are a great way to use up leftovers. Save this idea to your recipe app under easy dinner ideas, so the next time you need inspiration, it’s right there. Maybe instead of Taco Tuesday, you'll declare it's Tartine Tuesday and pull a few things together — avoiding unnecessary carryout. Here's some inspiration for your tartines.
Slices of bread, about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick
Toppings of your choice
Toast bread slices in the oven at 350° F for about 6-7 minutes until they are slightly browned.
Top with your choice of ingredients.
It's handy to have a loaf of bread sliced at the store and freeze it. Then, when you want to make tartines, you can pull out the slices that you need and pop them in the oven to toast.
Sliced baguette from the freezer with whipped avocado and dill served with savory bread for an apéritif.
You can also slice leftover bread and pop it in the freezer. You'll be glad you did!
Tartines baked with leftover tomato sauce and mozzarella
Fresh tomato, fontina, and herbes de Provence
Leftovers — a smidgen of Camembert cheese, one slice of prosciutto, and a dollop of pesto created a variety of tartine that is gourmet yet thrifty.
Look in your fridge and see what you can find for your tartines. This medley is smoked salmon with crème fraîche and dill. A few are topped with good butter and dried sausage.
Leftover guacamole with fresh and fried basil
If you like anchovies, try a few on a tartine with fresh farm butter. Here, it's served with a sprig of fresh sage and roasted radicchio, topped with olive oil and fresh Parmesan on the side.
You can also make tartines for dessert. Kids love this!
Soft goat cheese, honey with fresh basil, and blueberries on the side for a third course
You may enjoy Italian bruschettas — they're just tartines with fresh garlic and olive oil.
And you can put anything on them.
Tartines are fabulous for entertaining and family apéritifs or an easy dinner with quite simply a salad or bowl of soup for a first course before your tartines.
Bruschetta with sautéed Brussels sprouts and fresh Parmesan, served for a party apéritif
