So while we *may* not have purchased everything at the Farmer's Market (ok, we only got the asparagus there), you can purchase most of these ingredients to create a clean, delicious, and fresh snack or appetizer!
Ingredients
1 plain bagel cut into oblong medallion slices (Ian's words)
About 2 oz. mozzarella cheese cut into slices
3 small Roma tomatoes cut into slices
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
Asparagus spears
Fresh basil (or dried)
First, we cut the bagel into oval-shaped thin slices and put them in the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until they were crispy. We would have used a whole wheat bagel but the store didn't have any fresh ones. The plain bagel tasted great though.
We then pan seared some asparagus after coating them with some Crisco Olive Oil spray, and sprinkling on some salt and pepper.
We cut some Roma tomatoes and mozzarella cheese into oblong slices.
We made a balsamic reduction sauce by heating balsamic vinegar on medium (use twice as much as you want in the end) while whisking in a small sauce pan. Once it starts boiling, keep a close eye on it because it will reduce quickly!
We layered the mozzarella cheese, a tomato slice, and asparagus on the bagel medallions and drizzled some of the balsamic reduction on top. Ideally, we would have included some fresh basil cut into strips, but the grocery store didn't have any so we sprinkled a bit of dried basil on top.
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