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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Cuban

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For the Tomato Marinade: | 2. Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until thoroughly blended. Can be made a day in advance and kept refrigerated. | 3. For the Garlic herb butter: | 4. Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and mash with a fork until evenly blended. Can be made a day in advance and kept refrigerated. | 5. For the Bread: | 6. Preheat oven to 450º F with rack in the middle of the oven. | 7. Wash tomatoes and remove the core, then cut into ¼" slices. Lay the slices in a glass dish and pour the marinade over them. Set aside while preparing the bread. | 8. Slice bread lengthwise with a serrated knife to create a top and bottom. Spread half of garlic herb butter on the cut surface of each half of the bread. | 9. Place bread, cut side up, on a sheet pan. Place in the oven for 3-4 minutes until the bread is lightly toasted. Remove from oven. | 10. Lift tomato slices from the marinade and drain. Lay slices, slightly overlapping, on the toasted bread. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Return to the oven for 1-2 minutes to just melt the cheese. Remove from oven and transfer to cutting board. | 11. Cut each half loaf, crosswise, into 8 pieces. Sprinkle with sliced basil leaves and arrange on a warm serving platter. Garnish with a fresh sprig of basil. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
white wine vinegar	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
orange juice	1/4	cup		27.9	6.4479999999999995	0.434	0.124
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
extra virgin olive oil	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
dijon mustard	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
garlic	1	tablespoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
oregano leaf	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
parsley	1	teaspoon	chopped	0.45	0.0791	0.0371	0.0099
brown sugar	1	tablespoon		34.2	8.8281	0.0108	0.0
salt black pepper	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
butter	4	tablespoons	lightly-salted softened	342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
garlic	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
thyme leave	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
scallion	1	tablespoon	sliced	1.92	0.4404	0.1098	0.0114
beefsteak tomato	2		ripened	-	-	-	-
cuban bread	1	loaf		-	-	-	-
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
basil leaf	1/4	cup	sliced	-	-	-	-
basil	1	sprig		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.