Bacon Tomato Cheese Toasts - This ultimate open faced sandwich is covered with cheese, bacon, tomatoes and zucchini.
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
2ripe tomatoes
Kosher salt
8strips bacon
4slicesTexas toast or other thick sandwich bread
3/4cupgrated cheddar cheese
3/4cupgrated part-skim mozzarella cheese
3/4cupmayonnaise
5scallionsfinely chopped
1/4cupchopped fresh parsley
1/2small zucchinivery thinly sliced
Freshly ground pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Core the tomatoes and thinly slice. Place in a colander in the sink and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt; let drain for at least 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off and reserve the drippings, leaving 1 tablespoon in the skillet; toast the bread on one side in the drippings until golden (do this in batches, adding more drippings as needed). Place the bread, toasted-side down, on a baking sheet.
Combine the cheeses with the mayonnaise, scallions and parsley in a bowl. Spread the cheese mixture on the toasts, reserving about 1/3 cup. Crumble the bacon on top. Shake any excess liquid from the tomatoes; distribute the zucchini and tomatoes among the toasts. Dot with the reserved cheese mixture and season with pepper. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.