Bruschetta

Quick and Easy Appetizer for a crowd

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Italian

Servings 6 people

Equipment

garlic press

Ingredients

1 fresh baguette
¼ cup of butter melted
2-3 cloves of garlic minced
6 fresh roma tomatoes diced and juices drained
¼ med red onion, minced small
4-6 fresh basil leaves chopped fine
2 T olive oil
1 T Balsamic or red wine vinegar I prefer red wine vinegar
grated parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º
slice the baguette into ½" thick slices
melt butter and add the 2 cloves of minced garlic
butter each piece of baguette using the garlic butter then toast in oven at
350 until golden brown (10 minutes)
while the bread is toasting
dice and strain the tomatoes and put into a medium sized mixing bowl. Discard the juices and put the tomatoes in a fresh serving bowl.
To the tomatoes, add the remaining ingredients, onions, clove of minced garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar (or balsamic if using that) , basil, grated parmesan cheese and salt and pepper
stir to combine.
Serve the bruschetta alongside the toasted baguette slices with a spoon for topping each toast. I prefer not to pre top the toasts so they don't get soggy

Notes

To Serve: Place the toasted baguette slices in a bowl or basket and
place a bowl of the tomato topping along side. Let everyone fill their own
bruschetta so the toast doesn't get soggy!

Keyword easy, quick, vegetarian