Dairy Farmers of Canada

Olive Bread à la Bocconcini

This is the Olive Bread à la Bocconcini recipe.

  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cooking: 5 min
Yields 4 breads
olive bread a la bocconcini

Ingredients

  • 4 fougassettes (store bought whole grain bread rolls, with olive oil and olives)
  • Olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 4 Italian tomatoes sliced thin
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) dried herbs (rosemary, thyme, basil, tarragon or other)
  • Salt
  • Fresh ground pepper
  • 2 small balls Canadian Bocconcini cheese
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Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 °F (160 °C).

Slice fougassettes in two lengthways, moisten with olive oil. Top half the bread slices with tomatoes, sprinkle with herbs, season with salt and pepper.

Arrange Canadian Bocconcini slices over tomatoes and cover with the other halves of rolls.

Heat in oven 4 to 5 minutes. Serve with a salad.

Tips

An egg-cutter is the ideal tool to make thin Canadian Bocconcini cheese slices.

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