Crostini with Cherry Tomatoes & Mozzarella IFC# 3

For this month's challenge on IFC , +Priya Suresh has chosen 4 marvelous recipes . This month we are going to explore Campania the cuisine of Italy .  We all know Italy itself is best known around the world for its own Pizza.  Campania's cuisines relies on sun-kissed vegetables , herbs, salty capers , dried pasta and fresh farm house Cheese .

As usual 4 recipes were suggested and we have to choose on and explore them.

• Crostini with Cherry Tomatoes and Mozzarella  
• Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
• Mozzarella in Carrozza 
• Pizza Margherita                        

    

Crostini is a simple , delicious and a tasty snack. It is just arranging the pre-made french bread with cheese and tomatoes .   Lets get to the recipe. 

 Ingredients :

French  Bread -   1 Loaf

Mozzarella  Cheese -  1 Ball

Grape  Tomatoes -  1 Cup

Butter -  1/2 Stick

Garlic -  1 Clove (minced)

Basil -  few ( Chopped) i used cilantro for garnishing.

 Instructions:

Preheat the oven at 350F .
In a small bowl mix the butter and minced garlic .
Brush the garlic butter on both the sides of the bread.
Top it with cheese, sliced grape tomatoes and Chopped Basil.
Bake it for 10-15 minutes till the cheese melts.
Serve it warm.

Notes -

I baked the bread slice only with Mozzarella after the cheese was melted i decorated with Grape tomatoes and Cilantro leaves. Thins way you could feel the crunchiness of the cherry tomatoes in each bite.

Continental Recipes.