Bruschetta Italiano
From chef_irish 15 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 8
No matter which way you top it this hearty rustic appetizer will keep everyone coming back to the table for more.
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of fresh Italian bread. shopping list
- 8 plum tomatoes chopped shopping list
- 1 cup of fresh chopped basil shopping list
- 1 red onion chopped shopping list
- 3 or 4 or 5 cloves of garlic crushed shopping list
- 1 teaspoon of dried oregano shopping list
- extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- fresh ground black pepper or red pepper flakes shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
- Variations include: Top with capers, use sun dried tomatoes instead of fresh, top with fresh buffalo mozzarella, top with a slice of "prociutto de parma", use your imagination. shopping list
How to make it
- Slice bread on the diagonal around a half inch thick.
- Spread crushed garlic on top of bread.
- Drizzle or brush with a little extra-virgin olive oil
- Arrange bread on a cooking sheet and broil until toasted, around 5 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl combine tomatoes,onions,basil and oregano and toss gently.
- Season with fresh ground black pepper or red pepper flakes.
- Salt to taste.
- Arrange toasted bread on a platter and generously top with tomato mixture.
- Serve immediately so the bread doesn't have time to get soggy.
- You want the crunch to be part of the experience.
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