Bruschetta

One of the things that I really miss from Italy it’s the aperitivo time/happy hour..ohhh how  I miss la dolce vita…..After 5 o’clock you get together with your friends or lover and you go to the bar for a nice  drink and bite to eat before dinner….a must in almost every bar is bruschetta — a piece of grilled bread topped with tomatoes and oil, we call that pane e pomodoro… So good! This is my favorite appetizer and is so easy to make with few basic ingredients.

Simple Bruschetta Recipe

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 15 mins

Wine Pairing: Prosecco

Ingredients

• 10 cherry tomatoes
•  4 basil leaves,
• 4 slices of bread
• 1 garlic clove,
• oil evo,
• salt to taste
• a sprinkle of love

Method for making Bruschetta

Cut your bread and toast the both sides in a griller or on a frying pan.

Once golden brown,take each slice and scrub it with a clove of garlic.

Now cut the tomatoes in small cubes or if you use cherry tomatoes cut them in half and them cut them in half again so from 1 tomatoes you will try to have 8 small pieces.

Pour the tomatoes in a bowl put the oil,salt basil and mix for a little bit.

Take your bread put it in a nice serving plate and put the tomatoes and oil mixture…voila..you can also add some mozzarella cubes if you like or olives… I kept it simple. Enjoy it with a nice glass of prosecco and have some dolce vita at your house.

Check out my other recipes for more appetizers.