Name: Bruschetta Star
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Cuisine: European
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

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!

DifficultyBeginner

Crispy garlic bread loaded with a tomato, onion, and basil yum-fest.

Yields1 Serving

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

1

In 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.

2

Preheat 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.

3

Arrange 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.

CategoryAppetizerCuisineEuropean, Italian

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