Tomato Pesto Toast

Ingredients

• 2 thick slices of crusty bread
• 3 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese or low-fat sour cream
• 2 teaspoons red or green pesto
• 1 beefsteak tomato
• 1 red onion
• 1/4 cup Smoked Hickory Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• salt and black pepper

Directions

1) Toast the bread slices under a hot broiler until golden brown on both sides, turning once. Let cool.

2) Combine the cream cheese or sour cream, brush bread with 1/1 teaspoon Smoked Hickory Extra Virgin Olive Oil and pesto in a small bowl until well blended, then spread thickly on the toasted bread.

3) Cut the tomato and onion, crosswise, into thin slices using a large sharp knife.

4) Arrange the tomato and onion slices, overlapping, on top of the toast and season. Cook under a hot broiler until heated through.

Serve garnished with a sprig of thyme and drizzle remaining olive oil over all.