Ingredients
1 dozen thick slices Italian bread
1/3 cup olive oil
1/4 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY, slightly warmed
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced into thin rounds
2 Tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
6 ripe plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
Honey Tips
Honey Never Spoils
No need to refrigerate it. It can be stored unopened, indefinitely, at room temperature in a dry cupboard.
Directions
Preheat oven to 450°. Lightly grease baking sheet.
Brush both sides of bread slices with oil. Lightly brush one side of each slice with warmed honey and place honey side down on baking sheet. Place tomatoes, skin side-down, next to bread slices. Top tomatoes with garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
Bake the bread and tomatoes about 8 minutes until bread is slightly brown around the edges. Turn bread over and put cheese on top. Remove tomatoes from baking sheet and set aside.
Bake bread again 6-8 minutes until cheese melts. Remove from oven. Top with tomatoes sprinkled with basil.
Yield: 1 dozen
Brush both sides of bread slices with oil. Lightly brush one side of each slice with warmed honey and place honey side down on baking sheet. Place tomatoes, skin side-down, next to bread slices. Top tomatoes with garlic, thyme, salt and pepper.
Bake the bread and tomatoes about 8 minutes until bread is slightly brown around the edges. Turn bread over and put cheese on top. Remove tomatoes from baking sheet and set aside.
Bake bread again 6-8 minutes until cheese melts. Remove from oven. Top with tomatoes sprinkled with basil.
Yield: 1 dozen
