I make this at least once a month. It’s quick, easy and makes a lot, which is good since you might eat half the batch before it makes its way to the table.
Bruschetta
Servings
3 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 baguette French bread
- 6 ripe tomatoes plum, preferably
- 1/2 tsp. oil from bottled chopped garlic
- 2 Tbl. olive oil
- 1/2 large or 1 medium red onion
- 1 Tbl. balsamic vinegar
- 4 large basil leaves chopped
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- At least a few hours before you plan to serve, thinly slice the baguette.
- Arrange the slices in a single layer on a serving platter, uncovered, to allow the slices to dry out. This is important because the bread will absorb the liquid in the bruschetta mixture and fresh slices will get soggy fast. Be sure to pull the slices with huge holes and eat them save them to make bread crumbs later because otherwise the bruschetta mixture will fall thru said holes. Cut the tomato into quarters. Remove and discard the seeds.
- Finely dice the tomato quarters. I like to thinly slice the quarters lengthwise …
- … then slice across. Place in medium-size mixing bowl and set aside.
- Finely dice onion… then add to bowl with the tomatoes, along with garlic oil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, onion and basil, salt and pepper.
- Gently mix. Taste, and add more salt and/or pepper if needed.
- Just before serving, spoon about a teaspoon or two on each baguette slice, depending upon the size of the slices.
- Bruschetta is best served the same day it’s made because tomatoes lose their flavor under refrigeration.
Looks delicious. I’ll try and make this sometimes this week.