Description
This Caprese Garlic Toast makes a delicious side to several dishes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 loaf of fresh baked bread, sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, on a vine
- 4 oz fresh small mozzarella balls
- fresh basil chopped (approx. 8 leaves)
- 8 cloves of garlic
- 2 TBSP butter
- kosher salt, to taste
- olive oil, to drizzle
- balsamic vinegar, to drizzle
Instructions
- Gather whole garlic cloves and place them in the center of a small piece of foil
- Crumple up the foil and make a ball with the garlic inside
- Roast in oven at 350 for fifteen minutes
To prep your fresh ingredients:
- Cut cherry tomatoes in half, chop fresh basil, and cut mozzarella balls in half (set aside)
- When garlic is done roasting, use a fork to lightly mash the garlic so it’s easier to spread over the bread
- Toast your bread and add a generous amount of butter
- Spread your garlic, adding 1-2 cloves per slice
- Line up toast on baking sheet, add fresh mozzarella and sliced cherry tomatoes and season with kosher salt
- Broil for a couple minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly (watch closely do it doesn’t burn)
- Add a sprinkling of fresh basil and drizzle on olive oil and balsamic vinegar