Easy French Bread, Dressed Up

A slice of crusty, hot french bread is essential for a nice comforting winter meal. I add a few herbs, oil, salt and grated parmesan to a good loaf of french bread. The flavor is fantastic, without being to buttery, oily or garlicky. Serve with a big salad, poultry, soup, steak, or roasted chicken! Really goes with almost anything!

Ingredients:

1 loaf French Bread. (you can also use Ciabatta, or anything par-baked with garlic cloves)

Good Extra Virgin Olive OIl

A few springs Fresh Thyme, chopped

Rosemary leaves, chopped

1/4 c Parmesan cheese, grated with zester or microplane

Kosher Salt

Cut the french bread in half (hot-dog style). Drizzle with olive oil, salt the bread, add the thyme and rosemary and sprinkle with the cheese. (Don't use too much salt or your bread will start to remind you of play-doh) Place top and bottom together and wrap in foil. Place in oven and bake at 375 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. Cut in slices and serve with a drizzle of balsamic if you want.