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Healthy Recipe of the Month - August              Print Version

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Tomato Basil Open-Faced Sandwich 

Crusty bread smothered in fresh basil and red-ripe tomatoes
 

Preparation time: 30 minutes or less

Serves: 4     Cups of Fruits and Vegetables per Serving: 1/2

   An excellent source of vitamin A, vitamin C and calcium,
and a good source of potassium and fiber.

 

Ingredients:

1 ½ Tbsp. olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 Tbsp. finely minced fresh basil

8 ¾-inch slices, crusty hearth style bread

16-24 fresh basil leaves, enough to cover bread slices

4 medium red ripe tomatoes, stem end removed

Salt (optional)

Fresh ground black pepper

 

Directions:

1--Gently heat oil and garlic in small skillet over MEDIUM heat.

2--Add minced basil and stir well.

3--Remove from heat, allow to cool.

4--Lightly toast slices of bread and brush lightly with flavored, cooled oil.
5--Place oil-side up and layer with fresh basil leaves, about 2 or 3 per toast. 6--Slice tomatoes and arrange slices over basil leaves.

7--Sprinkle with optional salt and a grinding of fresh black pepper.

8--Serve immediately.

 

Nutrition Information  per serving:

Calories      182          Carbohydrates: 26g       Cholesterol:   0mg

Total fat:    6.8g        Saturated fat:  1.1g       Dietary fiber: 3g

Protein:      5g           Sodium:  241mg             % of calories from fat: 33

 

 

 

 

Fruits & Veggies-More Matters(r) recipes appear courtesy of Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH). This recipe meets Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) strict nutrition guidelines as a healthy recipe. Find this recipe and others like it online at www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org.

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