Tomato Mozzarella Sandwich

Ingredients

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Whole-wheat bread

  Commercially prepared

  2 slice or 56g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  4 oz or 113g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  1 slice, medium or 20g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Garlic

  Raw

  ½ cloves, minced or 2g

• Basil

  Fresh

  4 leaf, whole or 2g

Directions

1. Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium heat and coat lightly with olive oil. Place one slice of bread in the skillet. Layer two slices of mozzarella cheese on top, followed by the tomato slices. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then add the remaining cheese. Top with the second slice of bread.
2. Check the bottom of the bread; if golden, flip the sandwich. Place a cast iron skillet on top and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes until the cheese melts and the bread is toasted.
3. Optional: Rub both pieces of bread with the cut half of a garlic clove before assembling.
4. Optional: Add fresh basil leaves in the center of the sandwich with the tomato.