Caprese Salad and Sandwich

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180º C.
2. To make salad take half the tomato slices, half basil leaves, half the olive oil, salt and black pepper powder in a mixing bowl and toss.
3. To make sandwiches keep a star shaped cookie cutter on the bread slices and cut out stars. Spread them on a baking tray and keep the tray in the preheated oven and toast.
4. To make each sandwich, place remaining tomato slices, remaining basil leaves and half the cheese slices between 2 bread slices.
5. Keep these sandwiches in the baking tray and bake till the cheese melts. Take the tray out of the oven and arrange them on a serving platter.
6. Keep the salad on another serving platter and place cheese slices over them.
7. Serve the toasted sandwiches with the salad.

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