Caprese Bites

Name: Caprese Bites
Ingredients: 1 French Baguette, Cut Into 20 Slices, 1/2 Inch Thick; 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil; 12 ounces, weight Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, Sliced Into 20 Thin Discs; 4 Fresh Basil Leaves, Chopped; 5 Campari (or Roma, Plum, Etc.) Tomatoes, Diced; Salt And Pepper, to taste

6 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 French Baguette, Cut Into 20 Slices, 1/2 Inch Thick
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
12 ounces, weight Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, Sliced Into 20 Thin Discs
4 Fresh Basil Leaves, Chopped
5 Campari (or Roma, Plum, Etc.) Tomatoes, Diced
Salt And Pepper, to taste

Directions

1

Preheat oven to medium broil.
2

Lightly spray a baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
3

Set aside.
4

Brush olive oil over tops of bread slices and place the slices on the baking pan.
5

Place pan in the oven and broil for 4-5 minutes, until the tops of the bread are golden brown.
6

Remove from oven.
7

Set oven to 400 F.
8

Place one mozzarella slice, 1/2 teaspoon of chopped basil, and 1/2 teaspoon of chopped tomato on top of each slice of bread.
9

Repeat with remaining ingredients until bread slices are prepared.
10

Sprinkle salt and pepper over each baguette slice.
11

Place pan back into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
12

Remove from oven and let it cool for 5 minutes.
13

Enjoy!
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Notes: Caprese bites will keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.