In the Italian pizzeria while you are waiting for your faboulous pizza, will be served for sure (or ask for it) with a tomato bruschetta. It's so simply and healthy. It could be a light lunch for summer.
Ingredients for 4 persons
12 ripe plum tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
12 fresh basil leaves chopped.
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
8 slices of Italian bread
1/2 cup olive oil
Cut the tomatoes in quarters and remove the seeds from their centers.
Turn on the oven to 450°F to preheat. While the oven is heating, chop up the tomatoes finely. Put tomatoes, the extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix. Add the chopped basil and mix.
Toast the bread slices in the oven for 5-10 minutes, until the bread just begins to turn golden brown.
Then rub some garlic in the slices and drizzle half a teaspoon of olive oil on each slice. Place some tomatoes topping on each slice of bread and serve immediately or bread may get soggy.
12 ripe plum tomatoes
2 cloves garlic
12 fresh basil leaves chopped.
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
8 slices of Italian bread
1/2 cup olive oil
Cut the tomatoes in quarters and remove the seeds from their centers.
Turn on the oven to 450°F to preheat. While the oven is heating, chop up the tomatoes finely. Put tomatoes, the extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix. Add the chopped basil and mix.
Toast the bread slices in the oven for 5-10 minutes, until the bread just begins to turn golden brown.
Then rub some garlic in the slices and drizzle half a teaspoon of olive oil on each slice. Place some tomatoes topping on each slice of bread and serve immediately or bread may get soggy.
Versione Italiana - Italian version
In tutte le pizzerie Italiane mentre aspetti la tua favolosa pizza, sicuramente ti verra' servita (oppure chiedila) una bruschetta al pomodoro. E' cosi' semplice e salutare. Puo' anche sostituire un pranzo leggero durante l'estate.
Ingredienti per 4 persone
12 pomodori pachino maturi
2 spicchi di aglio
12 foglie di basilico fresco tritato
sale e pepe a gusto
8 fette di pane casareccio
1/2 tazza di olio extra vergine di oliva
Taglia i pomodori in 4 e togli tutti i semini dal centro. Accendi il forno a 220° e fai riscaldare. Mentre il forno arriva a temperatura trita i pomodori. Metti i pomodori ,l'olio, il sale e il pepe in una ciotola e mescola.Aggiungi il basilico tritato e mescola ancora. Tosta le fette di pane in forno per 5-10 minuti, finche' il pane diventa dorato. Poi strofina il pane con l'aglio e metti 1/2 cucchiaino di olio su ogni fetta di pane. Metti un po' di pomodori conditi su ogni fetta di pane e servi immediatamente , il pane deve rimanere croccante.
