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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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This is the perfect appetizer for any kind of chicken. Ingredients:
6 -7 plum tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs) |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
1 tablespoon virgin olive oil |
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar |
7 fresh basil leaves, chopped |
salt |
fresh ground black pepper |
1 french baguette |
1/4 cup olive oil |
Directions:
1. Prepare the tomatoes first. Parboil the tomatoes for one minute in boiling water that has just been removed from the burner. Drain. Using a sharp knife to remove the skins of the tomatoes. (If the tomatoes are too hot, you can protect your finger tips by rubbing them with an ice cube between tomatoes.) once tomatoes are peeled, cut them in halves and remove the seeds and juice from centers. Also cut out and discard the stem are.
2. Make sure there is a top rack in place in your oven. Turn on the oven to 450°F to preheat.
3. While the oven is heating, chop the tomatoes finely. Put tomatoes, garlic, 1 Tbsp virgin olive oil, and vinegar in a bowl and mix. Add the chopped basil,and salt and pepper.
4. Slice the baguette on a diagonal about 1/2 inch thick slices. Coat one side of each slice with olive oil using a pastry brush. Place on a cooking sheet, olive oil side down. You will want to toast them in the top rack in your oven, so you may need to do these in batches depending on the size of your oven. Once the oven has reached 450°F, place the tray of bread slices in the oven. Toast for 5-6 minutes, until the bread just begins to turn golden brown.
5. Alternatively, you can toast the bread without coating it in olive oil first. Toast on a griddle for 1 minute on each side. Take a sharp knife and score each slice 3 times. Rub some garlic in the slices and drizzle half a teaspoon of olive oil on each slice.
6. Align the bread on a serving platter, olive oil side up. Either place the tomato topping in a bowl separately with a spoon for people to serve themselves over the bread, or place some topping on each slice of bread and serve. If you top each slice with the tomatoes, do it right before serving or the bread may get soggy.
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