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Baked Caprese Crostini

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30 min

Baked Caprese Crostini

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Time

30 min

Serving

15 persons

Calories

233

Rating

4.00★ (16)

Cuisine

French
Author: Victoria Buriak
Not the salad, but an easy appetizer of caprese on bread. Toasted slices of French bread are topped with Roma tomatoes, melted mozzarella, fresh basil, and extra-virgin olive oil in this caprese crostini recipe.

Ingredients

  • French baguette: 1 piece
  • extra-virgin olive oil: 4 Tbsp (divided)
  • sea salt: (to taste)
  • Roma tomatoes: 5 piece
  • slices fresh mozzarella cheese: 30 piece
  • bunch fresh basil, leaves removed and: 1 piece (chopped)
  • ground black pepper: (to taste)

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  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
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  2. Cut baguette into 30 slices. Brush slices on both sides with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Arrange on a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt.
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  3. Toast bread in the preheated oven until light golden brown and crisp, about 5 minutes.
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  4. While bread is toasting, cut each tomato into six slices.
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  5. Remove bread from the oven and flip slices. Top each slice with tomato and mozzarella; sprinkle with salt.
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  6. Return to the oven and bake until tomato is warmed through and mozzarella is melted, about 5 minutes.
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  7. Transfer crostini to a serving platter and sprinkle with basil. Drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle lightly with sea salt and black pepper.
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