LA SPEZIA

CHOOSE A REGION OF ITALY

For 2 servings:

• 4 slices italian bread
• 1 lg. tomato, diced
• 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 3 whole garlic cloves
• 3 or 4 lg. leaves basil torn into pieces

In a bowl toss tomato, salt, basil and 3 tablespoons olive oil. When bread is toasted, rub whole garlic on hot bread just for a mild taste. Spoon tomato mixture on top of toasted bread. Drizzle olive oil onto bread not to saturate. Place bread on cookie sheet. Set oven to broil and grill until golden brown. Do not turn bread over.