These strawberry and goat cheese crostini are an impressively simple appetizer for summer entertaining.

Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

Easy, beautiful, delicious.

This recipe is also easily customizable based on what you have in your fridge.

Spicy Strawberry-Goat Cheese Crostini on a platter

Credit:Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

The touch of jalapeno brings this strawberry-forward appetizer in a more savory direction, without overwhelming you with heat.

If you want to dial up the heat, use the entire jalapeno.

Use those in a cooked utility, like ourRoasted Strawberry CompoteorCakey Strawberry Cobbler.

Ingredients

1(12-oz.)

Bake at 350F until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes.

Cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Assemble crostini:

Spread about 1 rounded tsp.

softened goat cheese on each baguette slice.

Top goat cheese with 1 slightly rounded tsp.

Sprinkle with chopped fresh mint.