Bruschetta

 

Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil Recipe

• Prep time: 15 minutes
• Cook time: 20 minutes
• Yield: Makes 24 small slices, serves 6-10 as an appetizer

Use any flavorful, ripe tomato for this recipe. If you use cherry tomatoes, just quarter them, don't bother blanching or peeling them.

Ingredients

• 6 or 7 ripe tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons)
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 6-8 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced* or chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon sea salt, more or less to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, more or less to taste

• 1 baguette French bread or similar Italian bread
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil

*To thinly slice basil leaves, stack the leaves on top of each other and roll up like a cigar. Then make thin slices from one end of the basil cigar to the other.https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/bruschetta_with_tomato_and_basil/#recipe10566