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Garden Fresh Tomato Bruschetta

Last updated May 25, 2022. Originally posted May 25, 2022 By Jyothi Rajesh 11 Comments

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Garden fresh tomato bruschetta is without doubt my summer time favorite finger food. You only needs 10 minutes to prep this. Its light, fresh, ideal for a summer gathering with friends. An easy Italian starter that is fresh, tasty and full of flavor.

Rainbow colored fresh tomato bruschetta with fresh basil leaf
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  • How To Prepare Tomatoes For Bruschetta?
  • How To Drain Tomatoes For Bruschetta?
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  • 📋Garden Fresh Tomato Bruschetta

Why you should try tomato bruschetta

A wonderful way to use all the fresh tomatoes and herbs you get at the farmers market.

Garden fresh ripe tomatoes (cherry tomatoes from the garden), fresh basil, and good quality olive oil along with salt & pepper seasoning are all you need to make tomato basil bruschetta. This is probably the EASIEST and SIMPLEST bruschetta recipe.

Roasted tomatoes for bruschetta are great, when extremely fresh beautiful tomatoes are flooded in market. If you think you don’t have time to roast, you got to make bruschetta with fresh tomato. No doubt tomatoes are great eat them raw, roast them – either way.

For vibrant rainbow colors use a mix of yellow and red cherry tomatoes.

Rainbow colored fresh tomato bruschetta with fresh basil leaf

How to make tomato bruschetta

If you have the tomatoes prepped and ready (chopped)  you can serve bruschetta in literally minutes. Don’t even bother removing the seeds (unless the seeds are super huge or you really really hate the bite of tomato seeds). And we are flavor enhancing these bruschetta with generous rub of garlic onto the French loaf bread.

There are 2 ways of adding flavor of garlic to these amazing bruschetta –

  1. you could mince garlic and add it to the tomato filling. You will end up eating raw garlic.
  2. you rub generous amount of garlic to the French bread , drizzle with olive oil and grill them. The kick of garlic in the bread is heaven. No more raw garlic smell or taste.

So what are we drizzling on top you may ask? It’s a secret drizzling sauce that you won’t believe how delicious and simple it is. Balsamic glaze drizzled over bruschetta is definitely the best kind of drizzle you might think, but the aim is to keep it very simple with no fancy ingredients, fresh and healthy as possible, so balsamic glaze – be gone!

Wooden platter with fresh tomato bruschetta lined up

The left over juices from the tomato basil mix in the bowl which is usually thrown away is what we drizzle over our healthy bruschetta. Bruschetta recipe is remarkably simple. The left over juices in the bowl dresses the bruschetta taking it to a whole new level!

How To Prepare Tomatoes For Bruschetta?

Diced tomatoes makes great bruschetta. We are talking fresh tomato bruschetta and not the roasted types. Also you can leave the seeds on really. Some folks wont agree with me. They believe tomato seeds in bruschetta is a BIG NO. But the seeds really did not bother me in the bruschetta, I hardly got to bite the seeds while eating. Unless the tomatoes that you use has HUGE seeds(that can be annoying to bite into), don’t bother removing. And make use to have cut tomatoes into even dices.

How To Drain Tomatoes For Bruschetta?

Mix diced tomatoes, basil chopped into thin strips, sea salt, cracked pepper and good quality olive oil. Cover and rest it for atleast 1 hour. Tomatoes will absorb all the flavors and release some liquid into the bowl.

Toast French baguette slices and rub garlic on top. Drizzle olive oil. Olive oil helps the bruschetta from turning soggy too fast. You want tomato bruschetta that has crunch from the bread and fresh bite from tomato-basil.

Just before serving scoop out from top tomato-basil mix and spread it over the grilled French baguette slices. You should be serving this immediately.

diced cherry tomatoes and fresh basil leaf in a glass bowl

FAQS

What is tomato bruschetta?

It’s a rustic appetizer that can be served as light lunch or snack! Also great to pair it with BBQ meat for a light side. It’s comprised of grilled bread. fresh garden tomatoes are simply chopped and mixed with some fresh amazing herby flavors.

Alternatively, you can roast tomato to pack in more flavors, and believe me it won’t take too much time or effort to make roasted tomatoes. Roasted tomatoes on bruschetta is next level.

Which variety of tomato is best to use?

Fresh, seasonal tomato variety like cherry tomato, grape tomato, heirloom tomatoes, and fresh ripe Roma tomatoes works great to make tomato bruschetta.

Use FRESH and RIPE tomatoes to make bruschetta that is incredible in taste. Seasonal tomatoes (tomatoes grown in summer) are the best!

Can I make this ahead?

Yes absolutely. Mix all the fresh ingredients and seasoning in a bowl. Cover and refrigerator the mix in fridge over night (not longer than a night).
You can fill the tomato filling on grilled chilled if serving immediately.

Wooden platter with fresh tomato bruschetta lined up

Let’s get grilling more this summer with these other favorite grilling recipes –

Grilled pineapple

Grilled Peaches

Grilled Pineapple Shrimp Skewers

Grilled Potato Foil Packets

Mexican Grilled Chicken Fajitas

Mexican Grilled Corn on Cob

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Rainbow colored fresh tomato bruschetta with fresh basil leaf
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📋Garden Fresh Tomato Bruschetta

Jyothi Rajesh
Garden fresh tomato bruschetta is light, fresh, and packs big flavors. Ideal for a summer gathering. Can be serves as light lunch or snack!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 357

Ingredients
  

  • 1 loaf crusty French baguette
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes
  • 8-9 fresh basil leaves
  • 4-5 cloves of garlic
  • 80 ml good quality olive oil
  • Sea salt – to taste
  • Crushed pepper – to taste

Instructions
 

Prep work for tomato bruschetta –

  • Dice tomatoes. Chop fresh basil leaves into thin strips or chop them fine. Slice the baguette loaf diagonally into 12 thick slices. Keep peeled garlic ready.

Mix them up –

  • In a large bowl, mix tomatoes and basil, taking care not to mash or break up the tomatoes too much. Add salt, crushed pepper to taste. Mix gently. Cover and let tomatoes drink in all the flavors and seasoning. 

How to serve –

    Toast the bread –

    • Brush olive oil on both sides and lightly grill them until they are get nice golden grill marks on both sides. Rub garlic over the grilled bread. You can rub garlic before grilling and then drizzle olive oil. Works just fine wither ways.
      Scoop out the tomato basil mix and spread on the grilled or toasted bread. Place these tomato bruschetta on rustic wooden serving platters and serve immediately. 

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    Notes

    To glaze or not to glaze-
    1. Balsamic glaze drizzled over bruschetta may be the best kind of drizzle you might think, but we are keeping it low carb, balsamic glaze – be gone!
    2. We are simply taking the flavors up of this tomato bruschetta by drizzling the juices from the bowl of the tomato-basil filling.
    3. But if you think you need a hint of acidity to your bruschetta for flavor balancing, add a splash of red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar – just a splash.
    Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0gCalories: 357kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 6gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 388mgPotassium: 161mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 225IUVitamin C: 9.4mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 2.3mg
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    1. Britt | Sweet Tea and Thyme says

      July 05, 2018 at 5:27 am

      5 stars
      Yummy! The perfect way to use up all those summer tomatoes!

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      • jyothirajesh says

        July 05, 2018 at 6:41 am

        Thanks Britt

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    2. Pam Greer says

      July 05, 2018 at 2:19 am

      5 stars
      I wish my tomatoes would hurry up and ripen!! I love this and the sound of that drizzle!!

      Reply
      • jyothirajesh says

        July 05, 2018 at 6:41 am

        Thank you

        Reply
    3. Shanika says

      July 05, 2018 at 1:03 am

      5 stars
      I’ve been meaning to try a Bruschetta recipe and this one looks so good! Definitely giving it a try! Pinned!

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      • jyothirajesh says

        July 05, 2018 at 6:41 am

        Thank you Shanika

        Reply
    4. Kristine says

      July 05, 2018 at 12:58 am

      5 stars
      Bruschetta is one of my all-time favorite things to eat! I’ve been known to eat it as a main dish, in fact. I can’t wait to try this recipe – thanks!

      Reply
      • jyothirajesh says

        July 05, 2018 at 6:42 am

        I wouldn’t mind eating this as a main too Kristine. Thank you

        Reply
    5. Emily says

      July 04, 2018 at 11:58 pm

      5 stars
      I Absolutely LOVE tomato bruschetta and during the summertime with fresh ripe tomatoes I don’t think it gets much better. Love all your tips too!

      Reply
      • jyothirajesh says

        July 04, 2018 at 11:59 pm

        Thank you Emily, glad you liked it

        Reply

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