Crispy garlic bread loaded with a tomato, onion, and basil yum-fest. Besides tasting good, it is also a great way to salvage bread that is going stale. You can make this even easier if you use pre-made crostinis and garlic bagel chips work too!
Prep Time10 minsCook Time4 minsTotal Time14 mins
1½ cups chopped roma tomatoes (6 to 8 tomatoes)
2 Tablespoons diced red onion
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
Dash of ground black pepper
½ loaf French baguette or crusty Italian bread, sliced into 5−7 slices
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
2−3 sprigs Italian parsley
1In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, garlic and basil. Add ½ tbsp. of oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix well. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least one hour.
2Preheat broiler, slice the bread in 1” slices diagonally to make 5−7 slices. Combine remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of oil with the garlic salt. Brush entire surface of each slice (both sides) with the olive oil mixture. Broil slices for 1 ½−2 minutes on each side until surface starts to brown.
3Arrange bread like spokes of a wheel on plate. Put the chilled tomato mixture in a pile in the middle of the slices. Garnish with Italian parsley.
Ingredients
1½ cups chopped roma tomatoes (6 to 8 tomatoes)
2 Tablespoons diced red onion
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 Tablespoons olive oil, divided
½ teaspoon red wine vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
Dash of ground black pepper
½ loaf French baguette or crusty Italian bread, sliced into 5−7 slices
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
2−3 sprigs Italian parsley
Directions
1In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, garlic and basil. Add ½ tbsp. of oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and mix well. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least one hour.
2Preheat broiler, slice the bread in 1” slices diagonally to make 5−7 slices. Combine remaining 1 ½ tablespoons of oil with the garlic salt. Brush entire surface of each slice (both sides) with the olive oil mixture. Broil slices for 1 ½−2 minutes on each side until surface starts to brown.
3Arrange bread like spokes of a wheel on plate. Put the chilled tomato mixture in a pile in the middle of the slices. Garnish with Italian parsley.
