I really love finding something new AND good value!

The Random Lunch challenge today unearthed a surprise package of garlicky goodness–a bargain basket loaf of artisan bread.
Garlic bread.
Not garlic bread as we conventionally know, but a wonderfully textured dough, soft but holey with a slight chew, and as we were to discover, heavily studded with whole cloves of caramelized garlic, buttery and sweet with maybe a hint of balsamic?
Half price at $3.
Garlic bread… Hmm we thinks…begs to be dressed with a cheese, tomato…bruschetta-type toppings.

We buy a roll of goats cheese–$2.50–and our taste buds direct our brains to the fresh pungency of basil at $2 a bunch, and the slight acidity of tomato at 50 cents.
Gourmet garlic bread topped with crumbled goats cheese and tomato, warmed in the oven for about 8 mins then topped with freshly plucked basil leaves and a glug of extra virgin olive oil.

With caramelized garlic burst after caramelized garlic burst, we reckon we got more than we bargained for.
And all in a deliciously good way.