Ingredients

Tuscan bread

fresh mozzarella cheese (optional)

tomatoes or tomato sauce (a non-traditional addition)

garlic

oregano

basil

black pepper

oil

salt

Method

1.Pre-heat the oven at 200°C

2.Slice out a few 1cm-thick slices from the Tuscan bread (1 or 2 per person)

3.Put the Tuscan slices in the oven, until they become gold-looking (this takes a few minutes)

In the meantime, you can prepare the tomatoes, if you're going to use these instead of the tomato sauce; there are two alternatives: you can slice them finely (3mm-thick circa), or grossly (1cm-thick circa). If you slice them grossly, you can then cut them down into small cubes

4.Take the bread slices from the oven and rub them front and back with a slice of garlic, until they acquire an intense smell; then put the slices on a dish

5.Lay the cheese and fine tomato slices, cubes, or a thin layer of tomato sauce, on the upper side of the bread

6.Add a little oil, oregano, salt, black pepper and 2 or 3 leaves of basil

7.Serve hot.

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