Grilled Cuban Bread Salad

Description
This recipe yields 4 servings.

Ingredients

 * 4 slices Cuban or French bread, ½"-thick
 * olive oil
 * ¼ cup mixed chopped herbs (basil, parsley, thyme)
 * salt to taste
 * freshly-ground black pepper to taste
 * 1 vine-ripened tomato cut into 4 slices
 * ½ cup Spanish tetilla cheese (or muenster or jack cheese)
 * 4 cup mesclun greens
 * 4 hard-boiled eggs peeled, quartered

Vinaigrette

 * ¼ cup sherry vinegar
 * 1 tsp finely-grated orange zest - (heaping)
 * ¾ cup olive oil
 * 1 small shallot finely chopped
 * 1 pinch cumin
 * salt to taste
 * freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Preheat grill.
 * 2) Brush both sides of bread with olive oil and grill on first side until lightly golden brown.
 * 3) Turn over, sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the mixed herbs over each slice of bread.
 * 4) Meanwhile brush each tomato slice with oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.
 * 5) Grill for 1 minute on each side and immediately place 1 slice of tomato on top of each slice of herb-topped bread.
 * 6) Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the cheese over the tomato, close the lid and grill until the cheese begins to melt.
 * 7) Toss mesclun in a few tablespoons of the vinaigrette and divide among 4 plates.
 * 8) Top each salad with a slice of the grilled bread and drizzle with the vinaigrette.
 * 9) Garnish with hard cooked eggs.

Vinaigrette

 * 1) Whisk all ingredients together and season with salt and pepper to taste.