Spanish Ham with Crusty Plum Tomato Bread (New Year's Eve)

• 12 each italian plum (roma) tomatoes
• 4 1/2 tablespoons garlic oil divided
• 2 teaspoons oregano dried
• 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
• 1 each bread, french baguette cut into 24 slices, or 12 pieces whole-grain bread, cut in half
• 6 ounces ham thinly sliced spanish serrano, about 24 slices

1. For the tomatoes:
2. Preheat oven to 300F.
3. Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
4. Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
5. Drizzle each half with some garlic oil, sprinkle some oregano and salt.
6. Roast for 2 hours.
7. When cool enough to handle, coarsely chop the tomatoes and transfer (with juices) to a big serving bowl.
8. For the baguette:
9. Just before serving, preheat oven to 350F.
10. Arrange bread on a baking sheet and brush with some of the remaining garlic oil.
11. Bake until slightly crispy, but not hard, about 3 minutes per side.
12. Allow to cool 1 to 2 minutes.
13. For serving:
14. Place the toasted baguette, sliced ham and the bowl of tomato mixture for spreading on a large platter.
15. Serve.

italian plum, garlic oil, oregano dried, salt, bread, ham

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/spanish-ham-crusty-plum-tomato--51619 (may not work)