Thursday, July 28, 2011

Marv 'n' Joe

Source: Hazel's Bakery in the USU food court - originally inspired by two engineering professors, Marv 'n' Joe, this has been sold in the food court for years.

Ingredients:
1 inch-thick slice of bread or half a bagel (anything you like, really - I love wheat or Hazel's Italian Herb and Spice or Salsa Cheese breads, and the parmesan cheese bagel I tried tonight was heavenly, but a nice thick slice of french bread will do the trick, too)
garlic butter (I just mixed some softened butter with a few shakes of garlic powder and dried parsley)
sliced tomatoes (better if they're fresh off the vine, but use what you have)
salt and pepper
vinegar and oil (which I didn't use, and it turned out just fine)
provolone cheese
parmesan cheese

Directions:
Spread your bread or bagel with garlic butter.  Arrange tomato slices on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper and a dash of vinegar and oil to taste.  Top with a slice of provolone cheese followed by a shake or two of parmesan cheese.  Broil on the highest rack in your oven (or if you have a toaster oven, you're even luckier - use that!) for a few minutes, until the edges of your bread turn golden and toasty and your cheese is bubbly and brown.  Eat with a knife and fork if you can't wait to dig in, or let it cool for a minute and pick it up with your hands.

Notes:
This is one of my all-time favorite lunches at USU - super simple, quick, cheap and filling.  And oh-so-delicious.  Today I picked my first juicy red tomato from my plants on the back patio and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.  Oh goodness, was it delightful!

1 comment:

  1. Sounds yummy! Can't wait to try this when our tomatoes ripen!

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