Saturday, August 14, 2010

Delicious Bruschetta!

I couldn't help but make this a few days ago. I was inspired by a relative's blog post a few weeks ago and by a coworker who just brought in some fantastic bruschetta she made at home. It was so good!! Most of the recipes I looked at told me to parboil the tomatoes so I could peel the skins off...what busy mom has time for that!....I simply cored and peeled the tomatoes without cooking them first and they turned out GREAT! Then I seeded and diced them. Then I chopped/diced some basil & garlic. I sauteed the garlic with the olive oil and poured that over my tomato basil mix. I think I may have sauteed the garlic a little too long, it turned kinda crispy in the oil and most of its flavor was lost so I added almost a tablespoon of garlic powder and a pinch of garlic salt and it really set it off! While it was marinating on the counter I sliced some sourdough bread and sprayed both sides with cooking spray. With the oven at 350 degrees I toasted the bread. When the bread was done I topped it with the tomato mix and some slices of whole milk mozzarella cheese, I couldn't find any fresh at the store and this tastes just the same. Then I put them in my toaster oven and broiled them another 5 minutes. They were amazing! and the best part.....left overs!! I made 6 breads the first night and there is still enough left for at least 4 more...mmmmmm.....Thanks for stopping by! more posts to come!

2 comments:

  1. Trying out a comment again! I should try making bruschetta with all these tomatoes from my garden. I really want to try a balsamic glaze to go over top!

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  2. I just realized you were able to comment!! Jeesh this template is a little hard to get used to. A balsamic glaze sounds delicious! I love that when you go to restaurants. You will have to let me know if you get a good recipe. I really liked how this bruschetta turned out. I think adding the olive oil and garlic over the peeled tomato basil mix while the oil was still hot from the pan really made this extra good!! I took pictures of the finished product but Brandyn used the camera and I haven't been able to find it to get the pics up...go figure! Say Hi to the fam for me...Stormy too!!! love you guys.

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