Kids’ cooking demo recipe: Tomato-Basil Crostini

 

Toasted slices of bread

1 tablespoon olive oil, plus more if needed

2-3 cloves of garlic, minced

1 pint of cherry tomatoes, cut in half

basil leaves

1/2 cup fresh mozzerella cheese, sliced thinly

salt and pepper

 

1. In a large frying pan, heat up olive oil. Add minced garlic and saute over medium heat for one minute. 

2. Add cherry tomatoes, and cook until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. 

3. Meanwhile, lay toasts on a platter. Top each one with a few slices of cheese and a few basil leaves. 

4. Spoon hot tomatoes over the toasts. 

 

Joanna Sooper, Turnip the Heat Cooking School