Recipe for Fresh Tomato Bruschetta:
Ingredients:
- 4 Large Tomatoes
- 1 Cup Mozzarella, finely diced
- 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 3 medium cloves garlic, minced
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
- 1 loaf crusty Italian bread
- 3 cloves garlic
Instructions:
Draining time= 30 minutes. Prepare grill or preheat oven to broil.
Cut tomatoes in half horizontally and squeeze out seeds. Cut tomato into very small dice. Place in a colander and drain 30 minutes. Transfer tomatoes to a bowl and add next 7 ingredients. Cut bread into 1/2inch slices. Lightly crush garlic cloves with the side of a large knife or cleaver. Remove peel. Rub bread with garlic cloves. Toast both sides of bread on grill or under broiler. To serve: transfer tomato mixture to a small serving bowl placed in the center of a platter. Surround with toasted bread and allow guests to serve themselves. Alternately, spread some tomato mixture on each slice of bread, arrange on a platter and serve.
