Bruschetta is an Italian appetizer made with toasted bread, tomatoes, olive oil, and herbs. The recipe calls for chopping tomatoes, mixing them with olive oil, garlic, and oregano. Bread is sliced and toasted until golden brown. The toasted bread is rubbed with garlic and drizzled with olive oil before topping with the tomato mixture. The topped bruschetta are served within 10 minutes to prevent the bread from getting soggy.

1. Bruschetta
(pronounced
INGREDIENTS
• 6 or 7 ripe plum tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic,
• about 1 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• salt
• oregano
• 1 loaf of Italian bread
METHOD
For the topping:
1 Prepare the tomatoes first:
the seeds and juice from their centers. Also cut out and discard the stem
area.
2 Make sure there is a top rack in place in yo
to 220°C to preheat.
3 While the oven is heating, chop up the tomatoes finely. Put tomatoes,
oregano, and 3 Tbsp extra vi
taste.
For the bread:
4 Slice the baguette on a diagonal about
bottom of the cooking sheet
will want to toast them in the top rack in your oven, so you ma
do these in batches. Once the oven has reached 22
bread slices in the oven on the top rack. Toast for 5
bread just begins to turn golden brown.
Next remove the slices and coat the cooking sheet once more with olive
oil. Turn the slices over, place
like above.
… now for grand finale
5 Take the slices out of the oven, rub some garlic on each
drizzle with half a teaspoon of olive
method of making bruschetta.
6 Align the bread on a serving platter
of bread and serve. Do it
may get too soggy.
Buon appetito!
Bruschetta Recipe
pronounced “broosketta”)
extra virgin olive oil
Prepare the tomatoes first: cut them in halves or quarters and remove
the seeds and juice from their centers. Also cut out and discard the stem
Make sure there is a top rack in place in your oven. Turn on the oven
While the oven is heating, chop up the tomatoes finely. Put tomatoes,
Tbsp extra virgin olive oil in a bowl and mix. Add
Slice the baguette on a diagonal about 1cm thick slices. Coat
tom of the cooking sheet with olive oil and place the slices
will want to toast them in the top rack in your oven, so you ma
Once the oven has reached 220°C, place a tray of
bread slices in the oven on the top rack. Toast for 5-6 minutes, until the
bread just begins to turn golden brown.
remove the slices and coat the cooking sheet once more with olive
place face down on the cooking sheet
t of the oven, rub some garlic on each
spoon of olive oil. This is the more traditional
method of making bruschetta.
Align the bread on a serving platter. Place some topping on each slice
o it about 10 minutes before serving or the bread
ut them in halves or quarters and remove
the seeds and juice from their centers. Also cut out and discard the stem
ur oven. Turn on the oven
While the oven is heating, chop up the tomatoes finely. Put tomatoes,
a bowl and mix. Add salt to
thick slices. Coat the
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will want to toast them in the top rack in your oven, so you may need to
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. This is the more traditional
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before serving or the bread