Bruschetta

"This bruschetta has a great garlic-tomato flavor with a zing of balsamic vinegar in the mix. I settled on this ratio of ingredients after trial and error with a few other recipes. This is a really great appetizer to make ahead, which makes the flavors much more intense. (Then you just have to toast the bread.) I give instructions on blanching the tomatoes to remove the skin, but if you're short on time you can just dice them."
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
15
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat your oven on the broiler setting.
  • Prepare a pot of salted boiling water to blanche the tomatoes. Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside. Cut a cross shape in either end of the tomatoes and immerse them in the boiling water for about 10-15 seconds. Remove the tomatoes and place them in the ice water to stop the cooking. Then, peel the skin off the tomatoes and dice them.
  • Combine the tomatoes, basil, garlic, onion, salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar.
  • Rub the olive oil on the baguette slices with a pastry brush and place them in the oven until toasted, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Pour the rest of the olive oil into the tomatoes.
  • Remove the bread from the oven and rub them with garlic.
  • Scoop the tomatoes onto the bread and serve.

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Reviews

  1. this recipe is to die for!! i've been eating it all summer long with fresh basil from my garden. it is best served on toasted sourdough. if i had to choose only one thing to eat for the rest of my life, this would be it! :)
     
  2. I brought this brushetta to a July 4th party, and it was a huge hit! No leftovers to take home. Very fresh and tasty, and not too heavy on the garlic. Thanks for posting!!
     
  3. This was great. I served it like a dip little toasted breads. very good.
     
  4. Delicious! I made this for lunch today and we all loved the fresh flavours. I only used two tbsp of balsamic vinegar and used 1/2 a red onion. Thanks!
     
  5. LIght, fresh, and wonderful!
     
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I love to bake. I have a pretty good collection of classic family recipes, but am always trying something new. During the day, I'm a graphic designer / photographer and part-time photography professor. I'm married to a guy that loves to cook too. We have three awesome kids, one with serious food allergies, so I've adapted many recipes to be gluten and nut free with great success.
 
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