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Chipotle Cream Cheese Bruschetta with Shrimp & Roasted Corn Salsa

Turn up the heat on this bruschetta with the smoky & spicy chipotle cream cheese and shrimp, perfect for any cocktail party! 

Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword shrimp bruschetta
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 8
Author www.recipeforaparty.com

Ingredients

  • 1 baguette, sliced on a diagonal into 24 slices
  • 1 olive oil spray
  • 1 cup roasted corn
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, chopped
  • 3 tbsp cilantro, chopped
  • 1/3 cup red onion, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 chipotle chili in adobo, chopped
  • 24 peeled, deveined shrimp, 50/70 per pound size works
  • 2 tbsp chopped chives or cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  2. Place the sliced baguette on a cookie sheet and spray it generously with olive oil spray and bake until golden brown and crisp from 10 to 13 minutes, set aside
  3. In a medium bowl combine the roasted corn, cherry tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, chili powder, salt, pepper and lime just and mix, set aside
  4. In a small food processor, blend the cream cheese and chipotle chili until creamy
  5. Spread the chipotle cream cheese on each toast, top it with a bit of corn salsa and top that with one shrimp, repeat with all the toasts, sprinkle with chopped chives or cilantro for garnish and enjoy.
  6. Makes 24