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: 8 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 2 cup tomatoes; 2 cup wild arugula; 0.25 cup shallot; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp lemon juice; 6 tbsp za'atar spice mix; 8 oz chevre cheese; 1 lb ciabatta

Grilled chevre cheese, tomatoes and wild arugula, warmed with za'atar, a Lebanese dish.

9 min · Serves 8 · Easy

Ingredients

470 mltomatoes, finely diced (2 medium tomatoes)
470 mlwild arugula, look for very small leaves
60 mlshallot, minced (1 large shallot)
1 tbspolive oil
2 tsplemon juice
6 tbspza'atar spice mix, see Dukka - Egyptian Spice Mix # 479862
230 gchevre cheese, or 8 ounces fresh goat cheese
450 gciabatta, or 1 lb country French bread, cut into 16 slices

Method

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Time: Prep 6 min · Cook 3 min · 9 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
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.
2
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.
3 min
3
Place 2 bread slices on each plate. top each with 1/4 cup tomato-arugula mixture.