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Mozzarella and Roasted Red Pepper Boo-schetta

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Mozzarella and Roasted Red Pepper Boo-schetta

Mozzarella and Roasted Red Pepper Boo-schetta

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Equipment

  • Stainless Steel Cheese Grater: A device used for grating cheese into fine shreds, essential for making fresh mozzarella.

  • Oven-Safe Baking Dish: Ideal for roasting vegetables like red peppers in the oven without damaging it.

  • Mandoline Slicer (Optional): For evenly slicing peppers and other ingredients, though this can be done by hand or with a knife as well.

  • Pasta Roller/Extruder: For making homemade pasta dough from scratch, although most home cooks typically buy pre-made pasta at the store.

  • Digital Food Scale (Optional): Useful for precise measurements of ingredients, particularly if you're adjusting recipes or scaling them up/down.

  • High-Speed Hand Blender: Can be used to make a smooth red pepper sauce quickly and easily.

  • Kitchen Paper Towels: Essential for cleaning surfaces, wiping hands, and drying ingredients like roasted vegetables before assembly or serving.

  • Pot with Lid (Large): For boiling water to cook pasta; a pot that's oven-safe could be used if the recipe calls for baking certain components.

  • Plastic Colander: Useful for draining pasta after it is cooked, and also helpful for rinsing vegetables like red peppers.

  • Stainless Steel Cooking Spoon/Spatula: A versatile tool used in various stages of the recipe preparation, from mixing to flipping ingredients during roasting or boiling pasta.

Ingredients

  • 1 (12-inch-long) loaf of Italian bread (about 2 to 3 inches in diameter), cut into 20 slices, about 1/2 inch thick

  • 1 to 2 large garlic cloves, halved crosswise

  • Salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • 3 (1/2-pound) balls fresh, lightly salted mozzarella

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Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Heat oven to 400°F with rack in middle.
2

Instruction 2

Arrange bread slices on a baking sheet and bake until pale golden, 6 to 12 minutes. Rub tops of slices with cut sides of garlic, then brush each bread slice with oil. Season toasts with salt and pepper and transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely.
3

Instruction 3

Cut mozzarella crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices and trim, if necessary, to fit toasts.
4

Instruction 4

Stir together pesto and mascarpone in a small bowl. If necessary, thin mixture with a little olive oil or water.
5

Instruction 5

Dollop 1/2 teaspoon pesto mixture in center of each mozzarella-covered toast, then top each dollop with an olive slice to form the "irises" of the "eyeballs." Add 6 to 8 pepper slices for "veins," trimming to fit.
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Instruction 6

Serve within 1 hour of making.
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