You can serve Bruschetta hot or cold, I have done it both ways. This version is cold on toasted baguette. The ingredients don’t vary that much, mostly it’s tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, basil, salt and pepper.
Tip : If you have the time, it's better to marinate the tomatoes in the vinaigrette for a couple of hours before assembling and serving.
Ingredients
- 10-12 baby plum tomatoes quartered
- 2-3 heart of fresh basil
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1-2 cloves garlic grated
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 fresh baguette sliced into 1/2" slices and toasted
Instructions
- Gather ingredients before starting recipe.
- Mix olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, quartered baby plum tomatoes. Set aside for 1 hour and up to 2 hours before serving.
- Separate center of fresh basil from stalk, you want the center, small tender leaves that are still attached and are in a flower shape.
- Pre heat broiler,
- Slice baguette into 1/2" slices, on a diagonal.
- Place on top rack on a sheet of aluminum foil and broil until golden brown, turn and toast second side.
Serving
- Use a long serving platter, top each piece of bread with a good amount of marinated tomato mixture and place on the platter.
- Garnish with the reserved fresh basil florets and thinly sliced larger leaves.
