Caprese Tower

From Health magazine. I plan on making this for my dad for his birthday. I have some homemade pesto in the fridge that I might add instead of fresh basil leaves. Either will be delicious. I'm also going to use any kind of bread; batard, baguette, ciabbata. I'll just cut the size and shape accordingly. I'm sure it would also be good with balsamic vinegar drizzled over it as well.

• Ready In: 5 mins
• Serves: 1
• Yields: 1 stack

Ingredients

• 4  ounces tomatoes (4 1/2 inch slices)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 5  slices whole wheat baguette, slices whole wheat, multi grain, etc
• 2  ounces fresh mozzarella cheese (4 slices)
• 3 -4  large basil leaves
• 1⁄2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Directions

1. Season the tomato slices with salt and pepper.
2. Make a stack alternating toasted baguette slices, mozzarella, tomato, and basil.
3. Drizzle with olive oil.