Recipes

Panera Bread® of Iowa

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Sourdough Vegetable Appetizers

By Maureen Allan, Iowa Falls, IA

• One Panera Bread sourdough baguette
• 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
• 1/2 tsp. garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp. cilantro leaves
• 1/2 tsp. oregano
• 3/4 tsp. dill weed
• 2 ripe tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• 1 cup fresh parmesan cheese
• 1 cup Mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

Directions
Slice the baguette at an angle into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Let the bread dry out slightly. Melt butter and remove from heat. Add all of the spices except the dill weed into the melted butter. Slice unpeeled tomatoes into 1/8 inch slices and cut each slice into fourths. Slice the onion into 1/8 inch slices. Butter each piece of baguette with the butter mixture. Place one piece of tomato on top of the buttered side of the baguette. Lay a small piece of onion next to the tomato on the buttered side of the bread. Mix cheeses and sprinkle the cheese mixture on top of the vegetables. Sprinkle with dill weed. Broil for 3-4 minutes or until brown on top and then place in the oven at 250° until ready to serve. This dries the bread out more and makes them very crunchy!