Baked Caprese Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 loaf baguette, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices (about 30 to 36 slices)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 5 roma tomatoes, sliced
• 1 1/4 lbs fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 1 bunch fresh basil leaf, stemmed

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 450 degrees f.
• 2 arrange the sliced baguette bread on a baking sheet.
• 3 brush with some of the olive oil.
• 4 sprinkle with salt.
• 5 bake until the bread is pale golden and crisp, about 5 minutes.
• 6 remove from the oven.
• 7 top each slice of bread with a slice of tomato and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 8 top each slice of tomato with a slice of mozzarella and sprinkle with salt.
• 9 return the baking sheet to the oven until the cheese and tomato are warmed, about 5 minutes.
• 10 arrange the toasts on a serving platter.
• 11 top each toast with a basil leaf.
• 12 sprinkle with salt and pepper, and serve.