Tomato-Garlic Bread

This bread goes great with any Italian or Mediterranean meal. I've also cut the bread into smaller pieces and served it as an appetizer.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 272 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• black pepper to taste
• ⅓ lemon, juiced
• 4 large fresh tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• ⅓ lemon, zested
• 1 loaf ciabatta bread, split in half horizontally

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together tomatoes, garlic, salt, lemon zest, and brown sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until tomatoes release their juices, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low.

Step 3

Cut each half of ciabatta into 2 or 3 pieces. Place cut-side up on a baking sheet, and bake in preheated oven until golden brown.

Step 4

Meanwhile, stir lemon juice, olive oil, and pepper into the tomato mixture. Cook, uncovered, over medium heat until mixture is thick, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat, and spread tomato sauce over sliced bread. Serve hot.