Caprese Grilled Bread recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil, or to taste
½ French baguette, halved lengthwise
1 clove garlic, minced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tomato, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
½ (8 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
6 fresh basil leaves
1 sprig fresh parsley

Nutrition Info

265.3 calories
carbohydrate: 27.2 g
cholesterol: 17.9 mg
fat: 12.1 g
fiber: 1.9 g
protein: 12.5 g
saturatedFat: 4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 495 mg
sugar: 2.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat an outdoor grill for low heat and lightly oil the grate.

  2. Drizzle olive oil over baguette halves. Add minced garlic and season with salt and pepper. Layer tomato on top, season tomato with salt, pepper, dried parsley, and dried basil. Top tomato with mozzarella cheese.

  3. Place baguette halves on foil and grill until cheese starts to melt, 5 to 8 minutes. Garnish with fresh basil and parsley. Cut into slices and serve.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Grilled bread with caprese toppings is a a quick and easy appetizer or side dish.

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