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Ingredients
- 1 8-inch loaf round Italian bread, cut in half crosswise, and cut into 10 slices per side
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 to 6 Roma tomatoes, cut into 1-inch dice (about 3 cups)
- 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, cleaned, stacked in a pile, rolled, and cut into a fine julienne
- 6 cloves garlic, 3 crushed and 3 cut in half lengthwise
- 2 teaspoons coarse salt
Method
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
- Set the oven rack in the top part of the oven
- Place sliced bread on rimmed baking sheets
- Cook 10 minutes or until lightly toasted
- Flip bread and toast 5 more minutes
- Meanwhile, in a medium-sized bowl, place the olive oil, tomatoes, basil, 3 crushed garlic cloves, salt, and pepper
- Stir to combine
- Rub the 3 halved garlic cloves, cut side down, over every piece of toasted bread
- Spoon a couple tablespoons of tomato mixture over each piece of toast and serve immediately
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