Za'atar and Goat Cheese Tartines

Name: Za'atar and Goat Cheese Tartines
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 9 min
Yield: 16 slices, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups tomatoes, finely diced (2 medium tomatoes); 2 cups wild arugula (look for very small leaves); 1/4 cup shallot, minced (1 large shallot); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoons lemon juice; 6 tablespoons za'atar spice mix, see Dukka - Egyptian Spice Mix # 479862; 8 ounces chevre cheese or 8 ounces fresh goat cheese; 1 lb ciabatta or 1 lb country French bread, cut into 16 slices

Submitted by KateL

"Entered for safe-keeping. From June 2012 Vegetarian Times. Some think the cheese might be superfluous in this recipe... they didn't grow up in my family! Uses Za'atar spice mix from Recipe #479862 #479862"

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Ready In:: 9mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 16 slices
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 cups tomatoes, finely diced (2 medium tomatoes)
2 cups wild arugula (look for very small leaves)
¹⁄₄ cup shallot, minced (1 large shallot)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons lemon juice
6 tablespoons za'atar spice mix, see Dukka - Egyptian Spice Mix # 479862
8 ounces chevre cheese or 8 ounces fresh goat cheese
1 lb ciabatta or 1 lb country French bread, cut into 16 slices

directions

Preheat oven to broil. Toss together tomatoes, argula, and shallot in large bowl. Add oil, lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon Za'atar, toss to coat. Set aside.
Spread chevre on bread slices, and place on baking sheet. Sprinkle each bread slice with 1 teaspoon Za'atar. Broil 2-3 minutes, or until bread is crisp and Za'atar darkens.
Place 2 bread slices on each plate. top each with 1/4 cup tomato-arugula mixture.