Tomato And Basil Crostini

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

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes
• 1/3 cup fresh basil leaf (torn into smaller pieces if they're large)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 baguette
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 peel the tomatoes: score the base of each with an "x". dunk in rapidly boiling water for 1 minute. dunk in ice water for 1 minute. the skin should peel right off. if not, repeat the dunking procedure.
• 3 slice the tomatoes in half and remove the seeds.
• 4 coarsely chop the tomato flesh.
• 5 in small mixing bowl combine tomatoes, basil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 slice the baguette into 1/2 inch thick slices. arrange on a baking sheet.
• 7 brush the top of each slice with olive oil (you may need more than 2 tbsp, depending on the quality of your brush).
• 8 divide the tomato/basil mixture evenly between the slices. don't make the topping more than about 1/3 inch thick.
• 9 toast in the oven for 10 minutes.