Giada's Crostini Alla Romana

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 12 slices ciabatta, 1/2 inch thick slices
• 12 slices thinly sliced prosciutto (about 6 ounces)
• 1 lb fresh mozzarella cheese, cut into thin slices
• 6 basil leaves (fresh and roughly minced)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 place the slices of ciabatta on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• 3 bake until crisp and golden around the edges, about 8 minutes.
• 4 remove the bread from the oven.
• 5 place the prosciutto slices and mozzarella on the crostini toast and return to the oven to melt the cheese, about 8 more minutes.
• 6 remove the baking sheet from the oven.
• 7 transfer the crostini to a serving plate.
• 8 sprinkle fresh basil over and serve immediatley.