Easy Bruschetta Recipe
A simple Italian Bruschetta recipe made with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic cloves, a drizzle of balsamic glaze, and rich olive oil overtop of toasted bread. This is a great recipe for the summer months when tomatoes and basil are in season guaranteeing the best flavor.
Equipment
- A cutting board and knife to prep ingredients
- A bowl for mixing the bruschetta in
- A panini maker to press your bread or a grill pan to toast your bread
- Utensils for serving
- A plate for serving
Ingredients
- 5 Garden Tomatoes or 2 Cups of Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Black pepper
- 1/4 cup Olive oil
- 1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbsp. Balsamic drizzle to garnish
- 2 cloves Chopped garlic
- 5 Fresh basil leaves chopped
- 1 Loaf of bread sliced Artisan, French, or Ciabatta all work well
- 1 Cup Parmesan cheese To toast on your bread
Instructions
- Start by cutting and dicing your tomatoes to your desired size. The smaller you dice the pieces the more bruschetta topping it will make. Once all of the tomatoes are diced up you can then add them to a serving bowl. I like to keep as much of the tomato juice as I can. It adds flavor and moisture. Do not let that juicy goodness run down the drain!
- Chop up the fresh basil and add it to your bowl of diced tomatoes. Add in salt and pepper to taste.
- Chop up a peeled clove of garlic or two and add it to the bowl. I love buying this garlic from Trader Joes because it is fresh and it comes already chopped.
- Now is when I like to add in my olive oil and balsamic to finish off the mixture. Sometimes I will add in balsamic drizzle and other times I will add in the vinegar. They have the same flavor. Add in roughly 1/4 cup each.
- Mix all of the ingredients into a bowl and get started on preparing your bread.
- Pre-heat your panini maker and slice pieces of bread to your desired thickness. Place on the hot surface and drizzle with olive oil and top with parmesan cheese. Press down until the bread is golden brown and crunchy.
- Spoon a generous amount of bruschetta onto your crunchy bread and add the balsamic drizzle overtop! Enjoy!