Roasted Red Pepper Cheese & Heirloom Tomato Toast

If you’re looking for a gourmet slice that delivers serious flavor, this elevated spin on traditional pimento cheese toast is it. This roasted red pepper cheese spread pairs beautifully with crispy pancetta, shaved fennel, and marinated tomatoes.

Enjoy it as a quick lunch, or use a pizza slicer to cut each piece into crowd-pleasing appetizers. Colorful, rich, and completely delicious!

Yield: 2

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Roasted Red Pepper Cheese & Tomato Gourmet Toast

For this toast I used roasted red peppers instead of pimentos in the spread and an asiago cheese sour dough. Yum!

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 8 MinInactive time: 30 MinTotal time: 48 Min

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Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons roasted red pepper cheese spread (recipe here)
• 4 slices marinated heirloom tomatoes (I used salt and garlic-infused olive oil, but you can use whatever tomato marinating approach you like), or enough slices to cover the toast
• 2 tablespoons diced Pancetta, sautéed in frying pan until it renders most of its fat and becomes a little crispy
• 8 strips of thinly shaved fresh fennel
• 1 tablespoon diced fresh chives
• a sprinkle of edible flowers for color (optional)

Instructions

1. Slice your heirloom tomatoes and set on a cutting/working surface. Sprinkle with a little salt and drizzle with olive oil. Let these marinade for 30 minutes or so.
2. Add the diced Pancetta to a frying pan and sauté on high until most of the fat has rendered and it becomes a little crispy. About 6-8 minutes.
3. Once steps 1 and 2 are complete, get a pan hot and add a little butter for toasting the bread. Toast both sides of each slice of bread, adding more butter as needed.
4. Layer each slice of bread with the ingredients in the order they are given above (cheese spread, tomatoes, Pancetta, shaved fennel, chives and edible flowers (if using)

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