Tomato Towers With Blue Cheese & Bacon

• 6 slices firm white bread
• 6 large heirloom tomatoes, assorted colors if desired
• 6 slices bacon, chopped fine, sauted
• 3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 34 cup blue cheese, crumbled

1. Use a cookie cutter to cut the bread into rounds, toast on both sides and set aside.
2. Carefully slice the tomatoes into 1/3 inch slices and set aside.
3. Warm the bacon grease in a skillet, adding half the salt and black pepper.
4. Add the sherry vinegar to the warm bacon fat and slowly whisk in the olive oil.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Build a tower on each bread round alternating slices from different tomatoes, sprinkling each with salt, pepper and a dab of cheese.
7. When done, spoon the warm dressing over the tomato, top with the cooked bacon and serve with additional bread, rice or pasta as a main course.

white bread, heirloom tomatoes, bacon, sherry wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, olive oil, blue cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tomato-towers-with-blue-cheese-bacon-217615 (may not work)