Bruschetta

 

Bruschetta is a Italian appetizer made up of small circles of toasted bread, tomatoes, basil, garlic and olive oil.

First take a loaf of bread (a thin baguette French bread or similar Italian bread) and cut into ovals.

Place on a cookie sheet or and drizzle with a little olive oil. Bake at 300 for about 5-10 minutes depending on how crispy you like your bread.

 

 Cut up 2 medium sized tomatoes, a small handful of basil and 1-2 cloves of garlic. Drizzle with a little olive oil. If you put too much olive oil you will have very soggy bread. I added a bit of salt and pepper and mixed it all up.

  

Rub the cooked bread with a pealed clove of garlic to give it a little flavor. This step is optional - if you don't like garlic then you may skip it. We forgot this step and it was still very good! You may also add in some mozzarella cheese, sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top, spicy red peppers, etc to spice it up a bit.

Serve right away or the bread will get soggy and fall apart. 

 Enjoy as an appetizer, a side dish, or just an afternoon snack, with some pasta, with some chicken, or with anything that would go good with bread and tomatoes.