Baked mozzarella & tomatoes

serves 5
ingredients
6 beefsteak tomatoes, sliced
100g/4oz mozzarella cheese,
grated
6 black olives, stoned and sliced
12 fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon extra virgin
olive oil
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed
lemon juice
2 slices white bread, diced
• Preheat the oven to 200°C/
400°F/Gas mark 6.
• Lay the tomato slices, overlapping
them slightly, in six individual
shallow ovenproof dishes.
• Sprinkle the cheese, olives and
basil leaves over the top. Add a
few drops of olive oil to each, then
a small splash of lemon juice.
• Put the bread on a baking tray,
and place both the bread and the
individual dishes in the oven. Bake
for 8–10 minutes. Sprinkle the
croûtons over the cheese, and
serve hot.