Fig and Mozzarella Warm Sandwich Recipe

From: TABLE MANNERS

Recipe courtesy: Parisian food blogger Clotilde Dusoulier, chocolateandzucchini.com

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

• 4 small loaves of bread (about 2 ounces each)
• 1 ball buffalo mozzarella, sliced
• 3 ripe figs, washed and quartered
• 12 leaves basil, rinsed and dried
• 4 teaspoons pesto or Pesto de Roquette
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 430° F.
2. Slice the loaves open. Spread the top half of each loaf with a teaspoon of pesto (pesto should be thick and not too oily). On the bottom half of each loaf, lay a fourth of the mozzarella.
3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add three fig quarters and three basil leaves. Put the tops back on.
4. Transfer the sandwiches into a baking dish, and put it into the oven for about ten minutes, until they are heated through and the bread starts to get crispy. Let rest on the counter for a couple of minutes, and serve.