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If you are looking for a delicious, elegant, and simple appetizer to start a dinner party try these bruschetta.
Another idea is to serve a large plate of these in the middle of the table during the salad course and watch them disappear!
These bruschetta are so flavourful, beautiful and a big bonus is that they can be prepared ahead of time. You can prepare the tomato relish ahead of time and then assemble the bruschetta just before your guests arrive.
My new favourite is to spread a layer of goat cheese chèvre on the toasts and then top with the tomatoes.
Entertaining Tip: You can simply serve the tomato mixture in a beautiful serving bowl with a spoon and serve the toasts on a serving platter so guests can prepare their own bruschetta.
Tomato Bruschetta
Ingredients
- 8 slices crusty multigrain bread
- 2 cups tomatoes (can use cherry tomatoes), chopped
- 1 cup green or black olives, chopped
- 1 small shallot finely chopped (optional)
- ½ cup basil leaves, chopped
- 2 large Bocconcini (fresh mozzarella) or chèvre cheese
- 2 cloves garlic, sliced in half
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Heat a non-stick pan, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and brown the bread on both sides until it gets crunchy.
- Wash tomatoes and chop them into small dices, then place in a bowl, season with sea salt, fresh cracked pepper, chopped basil. Add 2 tablespoon of olive oil or avocado oil. Add chopped green or black olives. Add chopped shallots.
- Cut mozzarella into thin slices, dry with kitchen paper towel and set aside.
Assemble the Bruschetta
- Peel garlic, cut in half, rub cut side of garlic onto the warm bread slices.
- Top toasted bread with thin slices of mozzarella cheese or coat with chèvre goat cheese.
- Top with tomato mixture.
- Garnish with chopped basil.