Tomato and Basil Bruschetta
Servings: 4
This Tomato and Basil Bruschetta is a fast, tasty and healthy lunch or light meal. The char flavour through the sourdough with the garlic, basil and tomato is just divine.
Ingredients
- 5-6 vine ripened tomatoe/s (large) at room temperature is when they are most flavoursome
- ¼ bunch/s fresh basil leaves -picked from stems and torn or finely chopped (preferably with a ceramic knife so they don't oxidise or blacken)
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil -extra virgin
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper -to taste
- 4 slices sourdough bread
- 1 clove/s garlic -whole peeled
Instructions
- Halve your tomatoes lengthways and remove most of the seeds with a spoon.
- With the flat side down, dice the tomatoes (approx. 1cm dice), with a sharp or serrated knife as you don't want to mush the tomatoes and place in a large bowl.
- Tear or finely dice your basil leaves and add to the tomatoes.
- Stir in the olive oil, vinegar and season well. Set aside.
- Heat a char-grill on your stovetop or BBQ.
- Drizzle a little olive oil over one side of the bread and rub all over.
- Place on the hot char and toast both sides.
- Now rub your garlic clove over the oiled side of the charred bread. This gives it an amazing garlic flavour (you're actually just making garlic bread). How much you rub on depends on how much you like garlic.
- Spoon the tomato salsa over the charred bread, making sure each piece also has a little drizzle of the juice.
- Serve immediately.