Crostini Alla Caprese

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 loaf italian bread (about 24 rounds) or 1 loaf french bread, sliced into 1/2 inch rounds (about 24 rounds)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 4 roma tomatoes, sliced thin into 6 slices each (again about 24 in total)
• 24 fresh basil leaves
• 12 fresh mozzarella balls, cut in half (marinated)
• sherry wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
• crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut bread into 1/2 inch rounds and place, in a single layer, on a baking sheet.
• 2 in a small skillet, heat oil, over medium low heat; add garlic and saute 5 minutes to infuse the oil with garlic flavor.
• 3 very lightly brush bread with the garlic flavored oil.
• 4 toast lightly under the broiler.
• 5 top each crostini with a tomato slice, fresh basil leaf, and half a mozzarella ball.
• 6 lightly drizzle all with vinegar and sprinkle with crushed red pepper flakes, if desired.
• 7 alternatively: you can skewer the ingredients on small 4-inch skewers, then drizzle with vinegar and red pepper flakes, if desired.