Tomato Bruschetta

This is a quick n easy lunch .
Great for when you have too many tomatoes 🍅 or at the time of year when tomatoes are cheap.

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Ingredients

BREAD​

  • 4 slices crusty bread like sourdough or ciabatta , sliced 1.5cm
  • extra virgin olive oil , for brushing
  • 1 garlic clove , halved (unpeeled)

TOMATO AND BASIL TOPPING​

  • 4 tomatoes (medium) , ripe and juicy, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup basil leaves , roughly chopped
  • 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (best quality you can afford)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Black pepper
Method

  • grill on high (or grill side of BBQ or griddle skillet).

TOMATO TOPPING​

  • Deseed Cut tomatoes in half. Use a measuring teaspoon to scoop out watery seeds then dice into 1cm pieces.
  • Toss – Place tomato and remaining Topping ingredients in a bowl and gently toss to combine. Set aside for 5 to 10 minutes for the flavours to meld and the tomatoes to become juicy and soften slightly.

BREAD​

  • Brush each side of bread with oil then grill until golden and crusty – about 3 minutes on each side.
  • Rub one side of the surface of the bread lightly with the garlic.

ASSEMBLE​

  • Pile topping onto bread with some of the juices. Drizzle with more extra virgin olive oil and serve immediately.
This also goes well with my easy no knead bread which I have added in the recipe / cooking forum awhile ago
 
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I have been making bruschetta for decades as an easy lunch or quick simple meal using lightly toasted Panne Casa bread add all the above ingredients, usually without the garlic but including fine chopped red onion. It is so easy. I leave the tomato seeds in, why remove them? May need extra salt (taste check) on the tomato and fresh ground black pepper.
 
It is delicious. I have also added Lebanese cucumber to bulk it up. I remove the middle part of the cucumber and then chop up into small pieces. I have also added minced garlic and mix this into the oil, grated rock salt, or grated pink rock salt, grated black pepper and let that marinate in the oil, then some basil into the oil for further marinating. About 30 minutes, then with some basil a further 10-15 minutes.
 
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