Caprese Crostini

Prepare tomatoes, dicing into small bite size pieces. Place in a colander/sieve and place over a bowl. Season with salt and place mixture in the fridge for about 30 minutes. This will help extract some of the moisture that will turn the end product into mush.

In the meantime, dice mozzarella cheese and slice basil leaves thinly. Set aside.

Slice baguette thinly, and brush one side of the slice with olive oil. Take slightly crushed garlic and rub it along the same side of the bread as the olive oil. Places all slices on a cookie sheet and let toast under the oven broiler until golden brown.

When this is complete, remove tomatoes from the fridge, place in a clean bowl. Place diced cheese, basil and pepper into the bowl and fold together.

Top onto garlic toasted bread slices. For additional zest, top with dash of balsamic vinegar right before consuming so that it does not get soggy.

Enjoy!