Fresh tomato bruschetta

Tomato bruschetta is a simple, but a very tasty appetizer to serve for any party.  This year, our garden has been producing a great variety of tomatoes and we have been using them in all kinds of recipes.  One of the things we love to make is bruschetta.

Fresh tomato bruschetta

 

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Nutrition Information

• Serving size: 1 oz
• Calories: 118

• Fat: 4g
• Sodium: 156mg
• Protein: 2g
• Cholesterol: 0

Recipe type: Appetizers and Snacks

prep time:  10 mins

Total time:  10 mins

Ingredients

• Bread
• 1 6-oz loaf of French or Italian bread
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 6 round slices of mozzarella
• Topping
• 2 large plum tomatoes, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp minced fresh basil
• 1 tsp minced thyme
• 2 tsp olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cut the bread into 6 even slices, and place onto a cookie sheet.
3. Brush each slice with olive oil, and add the mozzarella slices on top.
4. Put cookie sheet in the oven and toast for 1-2 minutes.
5. In the meantime, prepare the topping, by combining all ingredients, minced tomatoes, minced garlic, basil, thyme and the olive oil.
6. Remove the bread from the oven and spread a teaspoon of topping over each slice of mozzarella and serve immediately.

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