Tomato Basil Bruschetta
Bruschetta makes a yummy appetizer perfect to serve your guests or as a light snack with soup.
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Servings: 12 slices
Equipment
OTG
Cheese grater
Glass Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread or baguette
- 3 ripe red tomatoes diced
- 7-8 basil leaves chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 onion chopped
- ½ yellow capsicum chopped
- 3-4 olives chopped
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ½ tsp oregano
- chopped coriander cilantro leaves (optional)
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180 C for 10 minutes.
Prepare tomato Basil mixture
- In a large bowl combine tomato, basil, onion, garlic, olives, yellow capsicum.
- Season this with oregano, salt, and black pepper.
- Allow this mixture to sit for at least 30 minutes for all the flavors to blend well.
Toast-Bread
- Cut the bread diagonally into slices.
- Drizzle with olive oil on both sides.
- On a wire rack or baking sheet arrange the slices in a single layer and let them grill for 5 minutes until slightly brown and crisp.
- You can also toast your slices but grilling is a better option.
Prepare Bruschetta
- Spread the tomato mixture evenly over baguette slices.
- Top the slices with mozzarella cheese and put back in the oven for 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
- Sprinkle a few drops of olive oil before serving. Serve hot.
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Notes
you can add minced garlic in tomato mixture or you can rub it on hot toasted slices.