Bruschetta and mozzarella

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 people, you will need:

• 1 200 g cherry tomatoes
• 2 4 slices bread
• 3 olive oil
• 4 1 sprig thyme
• 5 1 bayleaf
• 6 1 garlic clove
• 7 2 leaves sage
• 8 200 g mozzarella
• 9 salt
• 10 pepper
• Total weight: 615 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
15 min.	35 min.	50 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Wash and dry 200 g cherry tomatoes, cut in 2 and sprinkle with fine salt. Set aside.
2	Brush 4 slices bread with a little olive oil on each side, then grill in a frying pan over medium heat. Set aside.
3	In the same pan, once the bread slices are toasted, pour 4 tablespoons of oil and when hot, add 1 sprig thyme, 1 bayleaf, 1 garlic clove cut in 2 and 2 leaves sage. Cook for one minute, stirring constantly.
4	Add the tomatoes, mix well and cook gently for about 5 minutes.
5	Remove and discard the herbs and garlic clove...
6	...and simmer gently for a few more minutes. Preheat your oven to 200°C (390°F).
7	Place the slices of bread on a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet. Spread the tomatoes over the slices of bread. If you have a little cooking juice left in the bottom of the pan, you can pour it over the tomatoes, or add a delicious sauce, it's allowed ;-)
8	Place a thin slice of mozzarella on each slice...
9	...then bake at 200°C (390°F) for 10-15 minutes.
10	Serve warm, with a few basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.

Remarks

It's winter and you don't have any tomatoes? Use whole tinned tomatoes cut into pieces.
In summer, cherry tomatoes can be replaced by traditional tomatoes cut into large cubes.

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