Homemade Bruschetta Recipe
This is a really simple homemade Italian bruschetta recipe for a tasty starter that all your guests will enjoy.
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 3 tomatoes finely diced
- 1 loaf continental bread thickly sliced
- ½ small white or purple onion (optional) finely chopped
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic very finely chopped or crushed
- 2 teaspoons basil finely chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
- extra basil leaves to garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 355 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius).
- Lay the slices (approximately 8) of continental loaf on a baking tray.
- Mix the olive oil with the garlic, salt & pepper.
- Brush the olive oil mixture over the slices of bread.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
- While bread is baking, mix chopped tomatoes with finely chopped basil leaves and onion.
- Remove garlicky bread from oven and scoop a large spoonful of the tomato, basil, and onion mixture onto each slice.
- Garnish with a basil leaf.
- Serve immediately (so that the tomato juices don't start to soften the bread).
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Notes
Note: The onion is optional in this recipe. For some, the flavor of raw onion is too strong. If that is the case, adjust the quantity to suit you/ your guests. On the flip side, I love onion, so tend to use a whole one.
Nutrition
Calories: 81kcal
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