Classic Italian Bruschetta
Bruschetta is a topping that goes on toasted bread. This recipe is typical of what you might eat at a restaurant in Italy.
Ingredients
- 1 large ripe tomato squeeze out juice and dice
- 1 small red onion or about 1/3 of a large one. Small diced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped finely
- Handful of fresh parsley chopped finely
- Sea or kosher salt and pepper to taste - be generous
- 1 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar Optional
- 1 ½ T extra virgin olive oil
- 1 French baguette or Italian bread sliced about 1/4 inch
- 1 one clove of garlic
Instructions
- Cut into the tomato and gently squeeze out the juice.
- Dice the tomato into small chunks
- Finely chop the onion
- Remove stems and chop the basil leaves (you can add dried basil along with the fresh or by itself)
- Finely chop the parsley
- Add sea or kosher salt, pepper to taste. Be generous
- Drizzle on balsamic vinegar
- Drizzle on olive oil
- Place the tomato, onion, basil and parsley into a mixing bowl
- Cut the bread into ¼ slices diagonally for larger pieces
- Toast or grill the bread slices
- Take a clove of garlic and take the peel off by slightly crushing it with a large knife. Rub the garlic on the toasted bread and then discard the clove.
- Top the bread slices with the bruschetta mixture and place on a platter.
- Add small clusters of parsley or basil for a garnish. (optional)
Notes
Get the best tomatoes you can find that are ripe and in season. You can also use cherry tomatoes for a sweeter bruschetta.