Croustades and Bloody Marys

Preparing enough fried-bread croustade cases is a relatively fast operation with two deep mince-pie tins of 12 holes each. These can be made up to 2 hours in advance. Add interest to the mozzarella filling by experimenting with chopped fresh oregano, cayenne pepper and anchovies. The quantities below assume you will be making all mozzarella or all crab and aubergine; halve the filling quantitie