Ingredients You'll Need
- 1 lb. Roma tomatoes, ripe
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 5 basil leaves + more for garnish, rolled up and cut into thin strips
- 2 tsp. balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 loaf french bread
- Butter
- 1 garlic clove
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Quarter tomatoes and pull out seeds and pulp
- Chop tomatoes into small pieces
- Place tomatoes in a mixing bowl and add minced garlic, basil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper
- Place in fridge until ready to serve
- Slice bread loaf into 1 1/2 inch slices
- Spread butter on both sides of bread and place on a baking sheet
- Bake bread for 10 minutes
- Remove from oven and flip bread, baking for another 5 minutes, or until bread is golden brown on each side
- Slice the tip off of the garlic clove
- Rub garlic clove across the top of each toasted bread slice
- Spoon bruschetta mixture onto the bread and top with basil
