Bruschetta

By LauraF

Bruschetta is made up of very simple flavors, and is therefore best if you make it with highest quality and freshest ingredients you can find.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. fresh tomatoes (whatever is in season is best)
• 1/2 fresh onion
• 4 cloves fresh garlic
• 1 bunch fresh basil
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt and fresh ground pepper
• Italian bread or baguette

Preparation

Step 1

Using a sharp knife, dice the tomatoes as small as you can. 1/4" cubes and try NOT to mush or break the tomatoes. Add to a small bowl.

Next, finely chop the onion and garlic and throw it into the bowl.

Add in the fresh basil, oil, salt and pepper.

**If you're opposed to using raw onions, you can also lightly saute the chopped onion in a frying pan with a little bit of olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. It adds a sweeter deeper flavor to the bruschetta, and is an excellent variation to this recipe.**