Serves: 10
Total Calories: 194

4 cloves garlic, 2 minced and 2 whole
3 cups cherry tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon capers, minced
1 loaf ciabatta bread, cut into thick slices

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

In a medium bowl, combine the minced garlic, tomatoes, olive oil, parsley, basil, salt, and capers. Mash the ingredients together.

Place the bread on a baking sheet and toast for 5 minutes on each side, or until golden.

Rub the toasts with the whole garlic cloves. Cut the toasts in half. Spread 1 tablespoonful of the mixture on each garlic toast.

Put the toasts on a decorative platter and serve.

From Dinner Parties. Text copyright © 2004 by Jessica Strand. Photographs copyright © 2004 by Victoria Pearson. All rights reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 10
Total Calories: 194
Calories from Fat: 66

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