Recipe for "Tomato Mascarpone Bruschetta”

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 10 leaves fresh basil
• 1 teaspoon salt, adjust to suit your own taste
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, adjust to suit your own taste
• 4 large slices crusty peasant bread, sliced into 1/2-inch thick slices then cut in half on an angle
• Some extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 1.2 cup mascarpone cheese (if you can't find mascarpone, substitute with cream cheese)

Cooking Instructions:

1. Preheat grill to medium-high.
2. In a bowl, combine the tomatoes and basil, season with some salt and pepper and then stir to combine. Set aside while you are toasting the bread on the grill.
3. Drizzle the bread slices with a little extra virgin olive oil and season with some salt and pepper. Place them on the grill until they're lightly marked and toasted on both sides. Remove the bread from the grill to a platter then spread each piece of bread with some of the mascarpone. Top with some of the tomato mixture.

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