Garlic Toasts with Camembert & Cherry Tomatoes

If you ask us, all appetizers should involve freshly baked bread topped with deliciousness. This one, most certainly, delivers.

7 slices of baguette, sliced on a bias

1 clove garlic, peeled and sliced in half (for rubbing on the toast)

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (for brushing on the toast)

7 slices of room-temperature Camembert cheese

1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, quartered

3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

2 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1/2 tsp salt

Freshly cracked pepper (to taste)

Place your baguette slices under the broiler or on a hot grill, and toast them on both sides. While the toasts are still warm, give each slice a couple rubs of garlic (cut-side down), and brush each toast with a little olive oil. Place a slice of Camembert cheese on each toast.

Place the quartered cherry tomatoes in a small bowl and dress them with the extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Spoon the tomatoes and dressing atop the Camembert toasts, and serve.