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Caprese Crostini Bites

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
30 min
SERVINGS
15 servings
Lunch Italian
Caprese Crostini Bites
Ingredients
  • 1 large French baguette
  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • sea salt to taste
  • 5 large Roma tomatoes
  • 30 small slices fresh mozzarella cheese
  • 1 bunch fresh basil, leaves removed and coarsely chopped
  • ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
1
Heat the oven to its highest temperature setting, which is 450 degrees Fahrenheit or 230 degrees Celsius.
2
Cut the baguette into thirty equal pieces; anoint each piece with a small amount of olive oil on both sides. Place the slices in a row on a baking sheet; add a pinch of salt.
3
Toast the bread pieces in the preheated oven until they reach a light golden color and become crispy, approximately five minutes.
4
While the bread is toasting, cut each tomato into six thin slices.
5
Remove the toasted bread from the oven; flip it over. Place a single slice of tomato on top of each bread piece, followed by a slice of mozzarella cheese; sprinkle with salt.
6
Place the bread pieces back in the preheated oven until the tomato is warmed through and the mozzarella cheese is melted, roughly five minutes.
7
Transfer the toasted bread pieces to a serving platter; sprinkle with fresh basil leaves. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the top; add a light dusting of sea salt and black pepper.