Crusty Bread, Sliced Tomatoes, Sliced Pimentos, Cheese

Recipe Ingredients

1		Loaf crusty bread, 24" or longer
2		Garlic cloves - (to 3) - crushed (large)
		Extra-virgin olive oil - for drizzling
4		To medium vine ripe tomatoes (small)
1		Lemon - juiced
		Coarse salt - to taste
4		Pimento peppers - drained
1 1/4 lbs	567g / 20oz	Manchego cheese
2 cups	474ml	Assorted large olives
		= (green and black stuffed or
		Pitted, mixed - take your pick)
3		Inch party picks

Recipe Instructions

Preheat broiler to high.

Cut bread in half then slit loaf lengthwise. Char the bread under broiler, then rub with crushed garlic and drizzle with oil. Cut bread into large, bite size cubes and transfer to a basket.

Slice tomatoes and arrange on a platter. Dress with lemon juice and salt.

Slice pimentos and place in a small serving dish. Slice or cube half of the manchego, leave the remainder whole with a utensil to cut with alongside. Serve on a cutting board. Place olives in a dish near cheese.

Use party picks to stack tomatoes and or cheese and olives with bread cubes to pop into your mouth. Bread cubes are tasty with meat and mushroom bites as well.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
30 MINUTE MEALS with Rachael Ray - (Show # TM-1D30) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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