Tender Bruschetta

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 -4 roma tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 loaves french bread
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 combine the first six ingredients. let them blend for an hour at room temperature.
• 2 preheat the oven broiler on medium or low, just high enough to brown cheese and warm the tomato mixture.
• 3 slice up the french bread into 1.5" thick slices. drizzle olive oil in a hot nonstick pan and place french bread in the pan. sautee until brown and crisped and then turn over. add more olive oil as needed.
• 4 when bread is browned evenly on both sides, remove to a baking sheet. top each slice of bread with a mound of the tomato mixture. top with a small scattering of mozzarella cheese and put under the broiler until cheese is browned and bubbly.
• 5 serve immediately.