Italian inspired BLT

I'm going to be outlining how to make a delicious Italian inspired BLT, given by my Marketing professor Anne-Liisa Longmore.

Italian BLT
What you'll need:

• A fresh baguette
• Half a package of goat cheese
• 1/4 cup milk
• A clove of garlic
• 12 slices of spicy pancetta thinly sliced
• Two or three ripe tomatoes
• A couple of thin slices of red onion
• Olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar
• fresh basil

Steps:

• Slice baguette in half. Drizzle lightly with olive oil. Cut clove of garlic length-wise and then rub onto the baguette, ensuring that you cover both halves. Place baguettes into a 300 - 350 degree heated oven on a cookie sheet for about 10 minutes.
• While baguette is in the oven, take the goat cheese, put in a bowl and add the milk slowly while mixing. Continue adding milk and stirring until the consistency is like very soft cream cheese. Put aside.
• In a heated pan, sear the slices of pancetta and cook to preferred consistency - lightly crispy is best. Remove pancetta from pan and place flatly on paper towel to absorb oil.
• Slice onion and tomatoes (can either slice or dice whichever is preferred). Tear basil leaves.
• Remove baguette from oven. Liberally spread goat cheese onto each half. Add slices of pancetta to each half. Top with tomato slices. Drizzle lightly with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
• Using a heavy duty butcher's knife, cut baguette into smaller serving sizes. Once cut, top with onion and basil

This can be an appetizer, or a tasty way to share a bottle of wine with a friend or special someone. Let me know how it works out, and send in your pictures!

Tips:

If you think you need more time to prepare the ingredients, turn the oven down to 200 degrees while you work.

Send me your photos or post your comments =)