The Cheesecake Factory Bruschetta

By NicoleS

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chopped Roma plum tomatoes (6-8 tomatoes)
• 2 Tbsp. diced red onion
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil (4-6 small leaves)
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. red wine vinegar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• Dash black pepper
• 1/2 loaf French baguette (5-7 slices)
• 1/4 tsp. garlic salt
• 2-3 sprigs Italian parsley

Details

Servings 2

Preparation

Step 1

Combine the tomatoes, red onion, garlic, and basil in a medium bowl.

Add 1/2 Tbsp. of oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper and mix well. Cover the bowl and let it sit in the refrigerator for a least 1 hour.

Preheat the broiler and slice the baguette at an angle to make 5 slices of bread.

Combine the remaining 1 1/2 Tbsp. of oil with the garlic salt.

Brush the entire surface of each slice of bread (both sides) with the olive oil mixture. Broil the slices of bread in the oven for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side or until the surface starts to turn brown.

Arrange the bread like a star or spokes of a wheel on a serving plate. Pour the chilled tomato mixture in a neat pile onto the bread slices where they meet at the center of the plate. Garnish with Italian parsley.