📋Garden Fresh Tomato Bruschetta
Garden fresh tomato bruschetta is my favorite finger food. It's light, fresh, and ideal for a summer gathering and needs just 10 to 15 minutes to prep.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 357kcal
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
- French loaf or baguette works best. Slice the bread and drizzle olive oil on top. Grill it on BBQ, olive oil will make the bruschetta crispy and crunchy. Immediately rub a garlic clove over grilled bread slices so the bread can absorb garlic flavor.
- Heirloom tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and grape tomatoes all work. Prep the topping - dice tomatoes, and chop basil leaves into thin strips. Mix tomatoes, basil leaves, sea salt, cracked pepper, and good-quality olive oil. Cover and rest it for at least 1 hour. Tomatoes will absorb all the flavors and release some liquid into the bowl.
- Just before serving scoop tomatoes from the liquid and top it over a crunchy grilled bread slice. Don't waste the liquid left from the tomato-basil mix. Drizzle it over the bruschetta along with balsamic vinegar. Serve and enjoy immediately.
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Notes
- For best results use ripe firm tomatoes. Heirloom tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and beef steak tomatoes all work.
- If you don't have access to fresh tomatoes use canned whole tomatoes. Drain the juice, dice tomatoes, and mix it with other ingredients for topping.
- For extra flavor drizzle balsamic vinegar on top.
- Don't waste leftover juices from the tomato mix. Use that as well to drizzle on top of the bruschetta.
Nutrition
Serving: 0g | Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 388mg | Potassium: 161mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 225IU | Vitamin C: 9.4mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2.3mg