Grilled Cuban Bread Salad

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== Description ==
This recipe yields 4 servings.
== Ingredients ==
* 4 slices Cuban or French bread, ½"-thick
* olive oil
* ¼ cup mixed chopped herbs (basil, parsley, thyme)
* salt to taste
* freshly-ground black pepper to taste
* 1 vine-ripened tomato cut into 4 slices
* ½ cup Spanish tetilla cheese (or muenster or jack cheese)
* 4 cup mesclun greens
* 4 hard-boiled eggs peeled, quartered
=== Vinaigrette ===
* ¼ cup sherry vinegar
* 1 tsp finely-grated orange zest - (heaping)
* ¾ cup olive oil
* 1 small shallot finely chopped
* 1 pinch cumin
* salt to taste
* freshly-ground black pepper to taste
== Directions ==
# Preheat grill.
# Brush both sides of bread with olive oil and grill on first side until lightly golden brown.
# Turn over, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the mixed herbs over each slice of bread.
# Meanwhile brush each tomato slice with oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
# Grill for 1 minute on each side and immediately place 1 slice of tomato on top of each slice of herb-topped bread.
# Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cheese over the tomato, close the lid and grill until the cheese begins to melt.
# Toss mesclun in a few tablespoons of the vinaigrette and divide among 4 plates.
# Top each salad with a slice of the grilled bread and drizzle with the vinaigrette.
# Garnish with hard cooked eggs.
=== Vinaigrette ===
# Whisk all ingredients together and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Category:Cuban Salads
Category:French bread Recipes
Category:Hard-boiled egg Recipes
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