Fresh Herb-Tomato Crostini

Ingredients

• 8.5 oz bread baguette french cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 0.3 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 1 tablespoon mint leaves fresh chopped
• 0.5 cup parsley fresh chopped
• 2  garlic cloves pressed
• 0.8 cup green onions finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 0.3 cup olive oil 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.1 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 1 large tomatoes finely chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Stir together olive oil and garlic; brush on 1 side of each bread slice.
3. Place bread slices, garlic sides up, on a baking sheet.
4. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly toasted.
5. Whisk together lemon juice and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl.
6. Add tomato and next 3 ingredients; gently toss to coat.
7. Top each bread slice with tomato mixture (about 2 rounded teaspoonfuls each).
8. Sprinkle with cheese.
9. Green Tomato-Fresh Herb Crostini: Substitute 1 finely chopped large green tomato for red tomato. Proceed with recipe as directed.
10. Fresh Herb-Tomato Tabbouleh Salad: Omit first 3 ingredients. Decrease feta cheese to 1/4 cup. Prepare tomato mixture as directed in Step 2; drain. Reserve seasoning packet from 1 (25-oz.) tabbouleh salad mix for another use.
11. Pour tabbouleh mix into a large bowl; stir in 1 cup boiling water. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Stir in tomato mixture. Cover and chill 1 hour. Top with feta cheese, and season with salt to taste. Makes 6 servings. Prep: 10 min; Chill: 1 hr., 30 min.
12. Note: For testing purposes only, we used Near East Taboule
13. Mix Wheat Salad.
14. Per serving: Calories 93; Fat 1g (sat 6g, mono 9g, poly 5g); Protein 1g; Carb 7g; Fiber 4g; Chol 6mg; Iron 9mg; Sodium 243mg; Calc 53mg.