SPICY BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Cut french bread into thin slices (
• Cut tomatoes into thin slices and set aside.
• Keeping separated finely chop shallot, green onion, celery, cilantro, parsley, basil and oregano.
• In a pan, using 2 oz olive oil sauté until soft (3-5 min): shallot, 3 tbls green onion, celery, parsley, basil,1 1/2 tbls cilantro, 1 tbls pressed garlic.
• In a bowl mix together all cheeses (may have to microwave cheese 30 sec), cooled down sautéed ingredients from pan, garlic powder white pepper and cayenne pepper, best if refrigerated a few hours before spreading.
• Put butter remaining olive oil and remaining garlic in a cup and melt down in a microwave.
• Spread sliced bread on large cookie sheet.
• Stir butter and generously brush it on one side of each piece of bread.
• Put bread in broiler until lightly toasted.
• Spread cheese mixture on cooled down bread.
• Place sliced olives (2-3) on each piece.
• Top with 2 or 3 slices of tomato.
• Mix remaining cilantro and green onion and sprinkle over each slice.
• You may have to chop some more cilantro and green onion for this.
• Remember cilantro has a very powerful taste so use sparingly.
• You can serve cold or put in oven at 350 for 5-8 minutes not allowing cheese to run.