Tomato Bruschetta
- Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients
- 1loaf French bread
- -- Garlic cloves or minced garlic
- 1 1/2cups finely chopped tomatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds, seeded)
- 1/4cup chopped Kalamata olives
- 1/4cup chopped onion
- 2teaspoons olive oil
- 1teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 5 to 6-- fresh basil leaves, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven 450F. Slice French bread into thin slices and bake about 10 minutes or until crispy. Remove from oven and rub garlic clove across top.
- In bowl, combine all remaining ingredients. When ready to serve, top toasted bread.
Tip: To seed tomatoes: cut tomato in half from side to side and gently squeeze tomato to watch seeds easily pop out.
Recipe reprinted with permission from Holly Clegg’s Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle at Any Age (2010).
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 97
- Fat 2g
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Sodium 221mg
- Carbohydrate 17g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 1g
- Protein 4g