Oven-roasted Tomato And Chevre Bruschetta

Total Time: 1 hr 29 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 12 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise
• cooking spray
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 24 (1/2 inch) french baguettes, sliced diagonally
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, halved
• 1/2 cup soft fresh goat cheese
• 3 tablespoons basil, fresh, thin sliced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 arrange tomatoes, skin side down, in a single layer of a jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray. sprinkle evenly with sale; coata lightly with cooking spray. bake for 2 hours. turn oven off; cool tomatoes in closed oven for at least 1 hour. remove from baking sheet.
• 3 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 4 arrange bread slices on a single layer on a baking sheet; brush evenly with oil. bake at 400 degrees for 14 minutes or until toasted. rub each slice with cut sides of garlic; discard garlic. spread about 1 tsp cheese on each bread slice; top each serving with 1 tomato half. sprinkle each serving with about 1/2 tsp basil.