| 1 | loaf French bread, cut into thirty 1/4- to 1/2-inch slices |
| 2 | tablespoons olive or vegetable oil |
| 1/2 | cup soft cream cheese with roasted garlic |
| 8 | ounces thinly sliced cooked deli roast beef |
| 1/4 | teaspoon coarsely ground pepper |
| 4 | roma (plum) tomatoes, thinly sliced |
| 8 | medium green onions, sliced (1/2 cup) |
| 1. | Heat oven to 375ºF. Brush both sides of bread slices with oil. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 5 minutes or until crisp. Cool 5 minutes. |
| 2. | Spread cream cheese over each slice. Top with beef; sprinkle with pepper. Top each with tomato slice and onions. |
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| The bread can be toasted up to a day ahead of time. Store loosely covered at room temperature. |
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| Use sliced smoked turkey breast instead of the roast beef. |
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| Any savory-flavored cream cheese, such as cream cheese with chives and onions, can be used in place of the roasted garlic cream cheese. |
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| Sprinkle drained capers over the cream cheese. |
Nutrition Information:
55 ( 25 ); 3 g ( 1 g); 10 mg; 60 mg; 4 g ( 0g); 3 g 2 %; 4 %; 0%; 2 % 1 ; 1/2