Bruschetta
This delicious Bruschetta recipe is made up of toasted sourdough bread topped with marinated cherry tomatoes, perfect for a light summer lunch.
Ingredients
For the Toasted Bread
- 4 Slices bread I used a sundried tomato sourdough bread this time, but you can use your favorite
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 Clove garlic
For the Bruschetta Topping
- 500 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 Handful basil leaves
- 4 Cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Instructions
To make the topping
- Pre-heat your oven to 180° C
- First wash your tomatoes and basil.1 Handful basil leaves, 500 g cherry tomatoes
- Then chop your cherry tomatoes into small chunks and place them into a medium sized bowl.500 g cherry tomatoes
- Next chop your basil leaves into small ribbons, to do this neatly stack up your basil leaves one on top of the other, then gently roll them up and simply slice into ribbons.1 Handful basil leaves
- Dice up 4 cloves of garlic ,normally I dice up all 5 cloves at once and set 1 to one side until I'm ready to make the toasts up as it saves time.1 Clove garlic, 4 Cloves garlic
- Add the diced garlic, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, sea salt and black pepper in with your chopped tomatoes and give it a good mix.4 Cloves garlic, 1 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper, 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Set the bowl of tomatoes to one side for about 30 minutes or so.
To make the toasts
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set to one side.
- Slice 4 slices of your favorite crusty loaf of bread, I used a sourdough loaf this time.4 Slices bread
- In a small bowl add 1 clove of chopped garlic and 3 tablespoons of olive oil and give it a little mix.1 Clove garlic, 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Now lightly oil both sides of each slice of bread and place them onto your line baking sheet.4 Slices bread, 1 Clove garlic, 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Place the baking sheet into your preheated oven for around 10 minutes or until its done to your liking.
- Once cooked add two slices of toasted bread to each plate and top with your marinated tomatoes.
Notes
Tips & Tricks
- You can also add a little Parmesan cheese to the top of each slice of bread before popping them into your oven, this gives your toasts an extra hit of flavor.
- Bruschetta is best served right away.
- If you have any left over tomato topping you can store it in your refrigerator for a couple of days.
Nutrition
Calories: 524kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 9gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 903mgPotassium: 689mgFiber: 4gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1277IUVitamin C: 60mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 4mg
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