Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 tb Olive oil
1 Garlic clove, smashed
1 sl Good-quality white bread,
Cut into 1/2-inch cubes
4 Bacon strips
1 lg Beefsteak tomato
1/2 c Chopped basil
2 oz (1/2 cup) diced mozzarella
Freshly ground black pepper
1 tb Basil-flavoured olive oil
(see note in directions)
1 1/2 ts Sherry or red wine vinegar

Heat olive oil in large skillet. Add garlic clove and bread cubes.
Toss over medium-high heat, turning frequently until bread cubes are
browned, about 5 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
Discard garlic. Fry bacon in same skillet until crisp. Remove and
drain, then crumble. Core and dice tomato. Arrange in high pile on
dinner plate. Top with basil and cheese. Sprinkle with bacon. Season
generously with pepper. Whisk together basil-flavoured oil and
vinegar in cup. Pour over salad. Sprinkle with bread cubes. Note:
Basil-flavoured olive oil is available in most fourmet food stores.
If not, it is easy to make. Pour 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil into a
cup. Add 2 or 3 minced basil leaves. Press with back of spoon to
extract basil flavour from herb. Set aside 30 minutes. Use oil and
discard basil. If desired, use plain, extra-virgin olive oil in the
recipe instead.

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