Tomato And Chive Salad With Goat Cheese Croutons

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 small baguette, sliced into 24 thin slices
• 6 large tomatoes
• 1 bunch fresh chives, chopped
• 1 teaspoon smooth dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons good vinegar
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 8 ounces soft fresh goat cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped marjoram
• 1 garlic clove, crushed

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350°f put the bread on a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes until crisp. set aside.
• 2 cut the tough cores from the top of the tomatoes. slice the tomatoes thinly. put in a bowl with the chives. whisk together the mustard, vinegar and olive oil. season to taste and pour over the tomatoes. mix and set aside.
• 3 preheat the broiler to medium-high. beat the goat cheese with the marjoram and garlic. add a little black pepper and spread onto the croutons. return to their baking tray and drizzle with a little more olive oil before setting under the broiler. as soon as they are hot - about 2 minutes - remove.
• 4 distribute the tomato salad between 6 plates. add the goat's cheese croutons and serve.