You will need:
1 French Baguette
2 Tomatoes
Olive Oil
5 Sprigs of Basil
Shredded Mozzarella (but I prefer Herb Goat Cheese - any kind, whatev!)
Salt/Pepper
- Make some Basil Oil. This is done by heating some Olive Oil over medium heat and adding a lot of Basil leaves to it. Take off the heat and let cool and then bring to the heat again a few times and then let sit for a while and cool. The oil should be a deep kind of Crayola Green color. Not so much the Yellowish Green that EVOO looks like.
- Slice the tomato into quarter inch slices and soak in the Basil Oil
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
- Slice Baguette into diagonal half inch slices
- Cover the Baguette slices with your choice of cheese, spread onto baking sheet and toast until cheese is melted and bread is crispy
- Meanwhile, grill the soaked tomato slices and afterwards cut them to your liking to fit on top of the bread
- Place the tomato on the bread and season with salt and pepper
- Take the remaining basil leaves, mince, and sprinking over the Crostini.
The beauty of Crostini is that it's a fancy Italian word for CRACKER. Do whatever you want with it! Don't like tomato? Make a fancy "Ham and Cheese" by using Prosciutto and Gouda. Spread with Hummus or an Olive Tapenade! Make it a little Jewey and use Smoked Salmon and your favorite Herb Cream Cheese! Do whatever you want as long as it tastes good.
