Turkey Barbecue Crostini serves party-sized juicy barbecue everyone can enjoy. A crowd pleaser or dinner meal and great way to use leftover barbecue.

This week our Festive Foodies group is sharing ideas for topping crostini!
“Crostini are not only versatile and delicious, but can easily be dinner on hot summer days. Top them with fresh veggies and cheese, some shaved beef, smoked fish, or just schmeared, drizzled with honey, and sprinkled with nuts.”
I like to keep a loaf of French bread or baguettes in the freeze for a quick party or meal idea. Thaw the bread you need. Slice it and grill, toast or broil it. Easy garlic bread too!
For this recipe, I’m using turkey barbecue topped with caramelized onion and basil. You can make a batch of turkey barbecue and freeze some for later too. grilling the bread inside or outside will keep the crostini from getting soggy.

Leftover cooked turkey or freshly cooked turkey both work fine for this recipe.
Another shortcut is to use your favorite bottled barbecue sauce. Add sauteed onions and celery for texture. If you have time and want to make your own sauce that’s great too! I’ve included my BBQ sauce in the recipe below.
Thanks Christie from A Kitchen Hoors Adventures for hosting our crostini event.

Turkey Barbecue Crostini

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Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

1 loaf French baguette
1 tablespoons butter, melted

turkey

2 cups cooked turkey, shredded
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced onion
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

caramelized onions

1 medium onion, sliced
4 teaspoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar

sauce

2 cups tomato sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon smoked salt

garnish

basil leaves, optional

Instructions

baguette

Slice baguette on an angle into desired thickness and pieces. Brush both sides of pieces with melted butted and grill or broil to
toast. Set aside.

caramelized onions

Place butter, oil, onions and sugar in a medium-sized fry pan, Cook onions over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until onions are soft and caramelized. About 10 minutes. Top barbecue with onions.
While onions cook, sauté celery and onions iv a medium-sized skillet over medium heat until tender, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add turkey. Remove pan from heat.

sauce

Whisk together tomato sauce, Worcestershire, vinegar, sugar and salt in a 1 quart saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat until sugar dissolves and sauce is thoroughly cooked, about 5 minutes. Add to turkey mixture. Spoon barbecue on
top of toasted baguette. Top with onions and basil leaves.

Enjoy all these crostini ideas from our fun loving bloggers below!