Baked Mozzarella with Olive Toast

Can be served as a stand up or sit down appetizer

Yield:
4 appetizers
Category:
Appetizers
Cuisine:
Italian

INGREDIENTS:

  • 16 medallions - Tre Stelle Bocconcini medallions
  • 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 4 fresh basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 pieces of wide Baguette, sliced 1/2 inch thick
  • 4 tablespoons black olive tapenade
  • 5 tablespoons diced tomato (we suggest San Remo organic diced tomatoes)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Put the bocconcini slices on a plate. Cover with a little oil, the chopped basil, and salt and pepper. Set aside.
  3. Brush the baguette slices with the remaining olive oil. Arrange on a baking sheet and bake for 6 minutes, until golden brown. Remove bread from oven and allow to cool a bit. Spread each slice with a tablespoon of the olive paste and place 2 medallions of the mozzarella on each. Return to the oven and bake for another 6 minutes.
  4. Serve on plates, garnished with a few teaspoons of the cold diced tomatoes.

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