Easy Italian Bruschetta Recipe
Easy Italian bruschetta recipe. Delicious appetizer that you should try to make for your next get-together. There are many versions of bruschetta. This is the classic Italian version. 15-minute appetizer recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 fresh & ripe tomatoes large
- 1 ciabatta bread
- 10 basil leaves
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- freshly ground sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Optional
- Mozzarella cheese
- Balsamic Glaze/Vinegar
Instructions
- Slice and dice the tomatoes into even sized cubes. Pour away any excess tomato water and add the cubes into a mixing bowl.
- Finely chop the basil leaves or tear them apart with your hands for a more rustic outcome and add to the mixing bowl with the tomatoes.
- Prepare the garlic paste by crushing and peeling a clove of garlic, cutting it into smaller pieces, adding some salt on top of it and smearing it with the flat side of your knife until it forms into a paste and add it to the mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
- Add a pinch of salt and pepper and 2-3 tbsp of olive oil to the mixing bowl and mix carefully. Watch out to not mix too hard as the tomatoes can break and mixture can get too watery. Taste after mixing to see if more salt is needed for seasoning.
- Slice the ciabatta into 6 thick slices, gently rub with olive oil and grill on a pan at medium high heat for ~1 minute on each side until golden brown and crunchy. If the bread starts burning too fast, turn down the heat accordingly.
- Smear the top part of the grilled bread with a clove of peeled raw garlic.
- Add the tomato mixture on top of the bread evenly amongst the 6 sliced grilled and garlic smeared bread.
- Coat the bruschettas with a drizzle of olive oil just before serving.
- Bon appetit!
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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 313kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 6.9gFat: 16.3gFiber: 3.8gSugar: 5.3g
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