Bruschetta

I made Bruschetta as part of my Italian Lunch Spread. It is quick and easy to put together and will serve well as a snack or starter of choice for unplanned guests. It is an almost no cook dish and the ingredients are usually available at home and this can help brighten up a meal by giving it that probably missing zing. Bruschetta is usually made with a baguette but I used the regular sandwich bread and topped it with tomatoes, garlic, vinegar and it turned out lip smacking if I may say so myself.

WHAT WE NEED

Sandwich Bread                                        5-6 slices

Tomatoes, medium                                 3-4

Garlic cloves, large                                 2

Vinegar                                                      1 tbsp

Butter (optional)                                    to toast the bread

Salt & Pepper

WHAT TO DO

• Make a small ‘x’ shaped insertion to the tomatoes with a knife
• Immerse the tomatoes in hot water for 5-7 minutes
• When the skin has loosened up, peel the skin off, deseed and chop the tomatoes finely
• Mince the garlic and mix it with the tomatoes
• Add vinegar, salt and pepper and mix well and set aside
• The bread slices need to be toasted to a crisp. It can either be toasted in a pop up toaster or on a pan
• If you are toasting it on a pan, apply little butter and toast till each side turns golden brown
• Then turn the gas to simmer and let the bread slices remain for a couple of minutes on the pan. This will make the slices very crisp
• Just before serving, top the bread slices with the tomato mixture and serve
• Enjoy!

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