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Nothing makes me think of summer and friends than The Best Bruschetta Recipe. If you don’t love bruschetta yet, you will make you fall in love. I wasn’t always a huge tomato fan but this recipe made me appreciate fresh tomatoes.

This recipe is great for entertaining your friends and family. It doesn’t take many ingredients and it’s generally healthy so many people will try it. If you’re gluten free, swap your favorite gluten free bread with this recipe.

The first thing you should do for this recipe is find a quality baguette. I like using french bread personally. I recommend buying the day of if not the day before you know you will use it to ensure freshness. Before putting it in the oven, slice the bread down and drizzle lightly in olive oil on both sides before cooking.

Not required but if you love garlic, try this tip! Peel a fresh garlic clove and rub the fresh garlic against each piece of bread before cooking it. This will add a depth of flavor to the overall dish.

When using basil, make sure you do not keep it in the fridge! This will make it go bad very fast. Keep it in a cool place away from the window to allow it to stay fresh longer.

If you love cheese, this recipe would be great with a baked mozzarella or burrato. If you have a cast iron pan, add some olive oil and the cheese and baked it for 10 minutes to add to this recipe. The tomatoes and cheese are a great addition to each other.

If you’re more of a Goat Cheese gal, try my Goat Cheese Bruschetta recipe.

If you try the Best Bruschetta Recipe and love it, I’d love to see your creations! Tag me on instagram at @thesierraguide so I can see them!

Enjoy!

– Summer

Classic Bruschetta

A simple and easy Brushchetta recipe.

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Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine Italian

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

1 Baguette
3 Roma tomoates
3 Fresh basil leaves More if desired
1 tsp. Garlic salt
1 tsp. Pepper
1 Large Red Onion
1/8 cup Olive Oil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Slice baguette into ½ inch pieces then distribute onto cooking sheet and drizzle olive oil over bread lightly. Put into oven and cook until crispy and lightly browned (or your desired texture)
Chop tomatoes, onions, and basil leaves finely and place into bowl and mix around softly with spoon until mixture is even.
Drizzle olive oil over mixture until evenly coated. Add garlic salt and pepper.
With a slotted spoon, place tomato mixture on top of crostini. Put the crostini on plates and sprinkle with garlic salt and serve.