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Traditional Bruschetta Recipe
Saffron Hodgson
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Bruschetta is an Italian-inspired appetizer of baguette slices topped with tomatoes and basil and is very easy to put together last-minute for picnics.
Preparation
20
minutes
minutes
Ready in
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
Servings
Course
Appetizer
Influence
Italy
Difficulty
Beginner
Method
Toast
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Ingredients
6
slices
French bread
or baguette
2
cloves
garlic
halved
2
large
tomatoes
handful
basil
sliced
3
tablespoons
olive oil
or as needed
sea salt and cracked pepper
to taste
Equipment
bread knife
Directions
Toast the bread slices, then rub one side with a garlic half.
Quarter the tomatoes and remove the seeds then dice the remaining flesh.
Sprinkle the tomatoes onto the bread slices, then top with basil.
Drizzle with olive oil and season with sea salt and cracked pepper, as desired.