Rustic Tomato Bruschetta: A Taste of Tuscany
Fresh tomato and red onion bruschetta, with garlic olive oil, fried crispy basil and balsamic vinegar. You can add hard grated Italian cheese if you like.
Ingredients
- 400g Tomatoes (diced small)
- 1/2 Red onion (diced small)
- 1 tbsp Garlic infused olive oil
- Basil (handful, chopped)
- Large French baguette (cut into 8x 1inch slices)
- Garlic clove (cut in half)
- 3 tbsp Sunflower oil
- Basil (handful)
- Balsamic vinegar (optional, to serve)
- Grated Grana Padano cheese (or any hard cheese of your liking) optional, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high. Add the tomatoes, red onion, olive oil and basil to a large bowl and toss until combined. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Toast the slices of baguette under the grill for 1-1 1/2 minutes per side until golden brown. Rub the garlic clove over each slice of bread on one side.
- Heat the sunflower oil to medium. Add the basil and fry for 30 seconds- 1 minute until crispy and dark green. Remove from heat and place on kitchen paper to remove excess oil, season with a pinch of salt.
- Top the baguette slices with the tomato mixture and fried basil. You can add a drizzle of balsamic vinegar if you like and hard grated Italian cheese.