How to Make BRUSCHETTA Like an Italian

By Vincenzo's Plate · 15 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly, then chop them roughly but small into a bowl, keeping all their juice.
2. Add a generous amount of extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper and one crushed garlic clove.
3. Add the fresh basil, either torn into pieces or left whole.
4. Mix with your hands or a spoon and let rest for 10 to 20 minutes, at room temperature or in the fridge.
5. Slice up to 2 pieces of bread per person. Toast them in a very hot skillet, a toaster, or under the grill/broiler in the oven on baking paper, until golden and lightly marked, turning over to brown the other side if using a skillet.
6. While the bread is hot, rub the garlic clove over the top side of each slice so it slightly melts.
7. Spoon tomato juice from the bowl onto each slice, then add the tomatoes, more juice and a few basil pieces.
8. For cherry tomatoes: after the garlic and a drizzle of olive oil, halve each tomato and squeeze the juice onto the bread by pressing each half cut side down until the bread is covered, then add basil.

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