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Miniature Caprese Salads On Toasted Baguette

Burrata cheese can be found at Whole Foods Markets, Bristol Farms, select Gelson's and specialty cheese shops.

Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 36 people

Recipe Ingredients

36   Baguette, 1/4" thick
2 tablespoons 30mlOlive oil
16 oz 454gBurrata cheese
1   Sweet 100 tomatoes or small
  Cherry tomatoes - thinly sliced
36   Basil leaves - very thinly sliced
6 tablespoons 90mlExtra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons 45mlGood-quality balsamic vinegar
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-cracked black pepper - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Heat the broiler. Lightly brush one side of each baguette slice with olive oil. Place under broiler until golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove and set aside.

Spoon a scant tablespoon of cheese on each piece of toasted bread. Place several slices of tomato on the cheese and add several slices of basil. Drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar on top and finish with a sprinkling of salt and freshly cracked black pepper.

This recipe yields 36 canapes.

Each canape: 73 calories; 2 grams protein; 5 grams carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 3 grams fat; 0 saturated fat; 8 mg. cholesterol; 100 mg. sodium.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 07-07-2004

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