Bruschetta with Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella

This is a perfect starter and is great with any Italian pasta dish or light meal.  It is easy to make and ideal for a nice midweek meal or to be enjoyed at the weekend.

Ingredients (to serve 2):

4 thin slices of ciabatta bread

2 tomatoes

basil

mozzarella

olive oil

black pepper

• Place the tomatoes in a bowl of boiling water and leave for 1 min. Then drain the tomatoes and leave to cool.
• Pre-heat a large frying pan with olive oil for about 5 mins. During this time remove the skin from the tomatoes (this should fall off easily after being in the boiled water) and finely chop.
• Put the slices of ciabatta into the pan and cook on each side for 1 min.
• Take the ciabatta off the heat and finely slice the mozzarella.
• Place the bread onto a serving place and top with mozzarella, tomatoes and basil.
• Garnish with a drizzle of garlic oil and black pepper then serve.