- Kitchen Knife (for cutting bread and vegetables)
- Chef's Knife (essential for various tasks including slicing cheese)
- Spatula (useful for flipping or moving the crostini once baked)
- Baking Sheet (to bake the crostini evenly)
- Pizza Stone or Baking Steel (to achieve a crispy base when baking the crostini on high heat)
- Cheese Slicer (for precise slices of goat cheese, enhancing presentation and consistency)
- Olive Bottle Opener (handy for opening green olives)
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 cup (lightly packed) chopped pitted imported brine-cured green olives
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for brushing
1 tablespoon thinly sliced garlic chives or 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
16 1/2-inch-thick diagonal slices baguette
1 6-ounce log soft fresh goat cheese (cut into 16 rounds)
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