Organic tomatoes, fresh mozarella and basil top baguette slices for a delicious appetizer you can serve in less than 30 minutes.
Garlic Crostini with Fresh Mozzarella
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 24 slices (1/2 inch thick) baguette (about 8 oz)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large cloves garlic
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, drained
- 3/4 cup diced fresh mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse (kosher or sea) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 425°F. On ungreased cookie sheet, place bread slices. Brush oil on slices of bread. Bake 4 to 5 minutes or until very light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step2Meanwhile, stir together all remaining ingredients except garlic.
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Step3Cut garlic cloves in half. Rub cut sides of garlic over toasted bread slices. Spoon mixture onto bread slices. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
45
Calories
2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
5g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Appetizer
- Calories
- 45
- Calories from Fat
- 15
- Total Fat
- 2g
- 3%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 110mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 5g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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