Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil

  4.6 – 77 reviews  • Vegetarian
Level: Easy
Total: 12 min
Prep: 10 min
Cook: 2 min
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 baguette or crusty long loaf bread, sliced (12 pieces)
  2. 2 large cloves garlic, cracked away from skin
  3. Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  4. 3 small plum tomatoes, halved and seeded
  5. 20 fresh basil leaves
  6. Coarse salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler to high, (if you prefer you can also grill the bread). Place bread slices on a broiler pan. Char bread on each side under hot broiler, keep an eye on it! Rub toasts with cracked garlic and drizzle with oil. Chop seeded tomatoes and place in a small bowl. Pile basil leaves on top of one another and roll into a log. Thinly slice basil into green confetti and loosely combine with tomatoes. Add a drizzle of oil and a little coarse salt to the bowl and gently toss tomatoes and basil to coat. Pile toasts around the bowl of topping. Place a spoon to scoop topping in bowl and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 279 calorie
Total Fat 7 grams
Saturated Fat 1 grams
Cholesterol 0 milligrams
Sodium 601 milligrams
Carbohydrates 46 grams
Dietary Fiber 3 grams
Protein 10 grams
Sugar 1 grams

Reviews

Andrew Elliott PhD
super tasty!! added some mozzarella cubes and mwah! chef’s kiss
Jennifer Garza
So delicious!!! A smash hit at any party!
Kelly Benson
Perfect
Bailey Nash
Fresh and easy!!!! That’s my kind of appetizer!!!Always a crowd pleaser.
April Brandt
Very fresh and good. Family loved it. I didn’t follow instructions but just used the same ingredients.
Carol Hess
This well known spread is very good, but in this version I’d add a few more things to make it extra special. First of all I’d add a finely chopped medium white onion and I’d actually boil the onion for about 3 minutes to make the raw onion flavor less harsh and to make them a bit softer. Then I’d also add some Italian dressing to bring together that whole flavor. If you store it in Italian dressing it does help to preserve that fresh flavor.
Mary Arellano
Excellent and simple.
Katrina Velez
Less quantity more quality. Wheres the balsamic……Lame! 
Paul Evans
Amazing recipe so simple pero delicioso the family loved it was gone pretty fast served as a side dish on meatless Italian night …i also added fresh mozzarella and sprinkled a dash of black pepper and mmmm finger licking good already saved this recipe for future 
Mr. Charles Pratt
Very simple, quick and tasty. 

 

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