Fresh Summer Tomato Bruschetta Recipe

This delicious, easy bruschetta recipe highlights the best tomatoes of the
summer!

Servings: 4 servings

Author:

Appetizer

Italian

Tomatoes Bruschetta tomato bruschetta Bruschetta Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

1 baguette

sliced lengthwise and then into 4 equal widths (8 pieces in total)
2 pints cherry tomatoes

halved, or around 4 cups chopped beefsteak tomatoes
1-2 cloves garlic

minced finely
Handful fresh basil

chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
3 tablespoons olive oil
Splash of balsamic or red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter for frying

1 Combine the tomatoes, garlic, basil, salt, pepper, olive oil, and vinegar in a
bowl. Stir gently to combine and let marinate at room temperature while you make
the bread.
2 In a cast iron skillet, heat the olive oil and butter on medium high heat.
3 Add the bread cut side down, and turn the heat to medium.
4 Fry until the cut side of the bread browns and crisps, then remove from the
skillet.
5 Assemble the bruschetta by piling the tomatoes and juice from the bowl onto the
bread.