Pesto Bread

Ingredients:

½  loaf Italian or French bread (I like the 9-grain from the Publix deli)

1 cup Pesto (homemade if possible)

2 tomatoes, thinly sliced

1 small packet goat cheese (plain, not seasoned)

Makes about 8 slices

Bread, tomatoes, goat cheese, and pesto.

Tomatoes should be sliced fairly thin.

Directions:

·         Heat oven to 350°

·         Slice the bread into about 1” thick slices

Sliced bread waiting for topping.

·         Spread pesto on the bread slices and let soak in for about 10 minutes

·         Spread goat cheese on top of pesto

·         Top with thinly sliced tomatoes

Spreading the home-made pesto sauce on the bread.

·         Place bread slices on a metal cookie sheet

·         Bake in oven at 350° for about 10 minutes, until just hot and a bit crispy

·         Turn oven to Broil and leave bread under broiler for just a minute or two (you have to WATCH them at this stage or they will BURN!!!  I’ve burned more than I’ve eaten, I think!)

·         Remove from oven, arrange on serving tray, let cool a few minutes, and serve warm

 

Top with pesto, then goat cheese, then tomatoes.

 Careful . . . they will be extremely hot after broiling!!!

Chef’s notes:   This recipe is awesome.  My favorite bread of all time . . . makes a good appetizer or side dish with dinner.  Try it next time you have company.  I would call it Bruschetta, but experts would argue that it’s not grilled, yada yada yada.  Whatever.   It’s good!  See my homemade Pesto recipe on this blog.                                                                             Kay