Recipe: Bruschetta with Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella

 Ingredients:

• 1 large tomato
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• basil leaves, chopped or dried (I used dried but if I had fresh I would have used it)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
•  1 baguette French bread or similar Italian bread
• olive oil  in a misto sprayer or have a brush to spread it

 Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• rinse and dice tomato
• slice bread and place on baking pan.
• lightly coat the bread with olive oil spray or with brush
• bake bread till it is lightly toasted, around 5 minutes or so.
• in a glass bowl combine tomato, basil, olive oil, and vinegar
• add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• slice mozzarella  and place slices on the bread right out of the oven
• spoon tomato and basil topping over the mozzarella

Serve and enjoy! Makes a great appetizer or lunch.