Bruschetta Recipe – Beaming Baker
Flavorful bruschetta boasts juicy tomatoes, olive oil and garlic with delicious Italian seasonings topping toasted bread for the best appetizer & antipasto!
Why We Love This Recipe
- Amazing Homemade Recipe: Flavorful garlic, Parmesan, and juicy tomatoes with fresh basil adorn golden-toasted bread for a delicious homemade recipe!
- Perfect Appetizer: I love serving bruschetta before dinner or at a party because it’s perfectly handheld and easy to eat like Caprese skewers and garlic toast.
- Feeds a Crowd: This recipe makes 40 bruschetta, enough for a big party or for folks to have seconds, thirds, and fourths!
My family and I’ve been enjoying bruschetta since we were youngins’. But that was always in a restaurant, always made by someone else. I thought it was high time we whipped up a batch—all by ourselves. Homemade bruschetta is unbelievable, with juicy, ripe tomatoes, flavorful Italian seasoning, wonderful garlic, and loads of quality olive oil, we’ll be learning how to make bruschetta the tasty way!
What is Bruschetta?
Bruschetta is an Italian appetizer that’s made by toasting sliced baguettes, slathering them in oil and topping them with a tomato and basil based concoction, although the concoction can vary like with tomato sandwich. It’s an antipasto, equivalent to an appetizer or hors d’ouevres, which is served before the main meal.
How do you cook bruschetta?
Learn how to make bruschetta with just a few simple steps for a flavor-packed antipasto.
- First, preheat the oven to 400°F. Slice a baguette into 1/2-inch thick slices and arrange them into a single layer on a lined baking sheet.
- Next, we’ll prepare the garlic oil mixture. Stir together minced garlic and olive oil with Italian seasoning and brush it over both sides of the baguette slices. Toast for 6-10 minutes, until golden and crispy.
- While the bread is toasting in the oven, prepare the bruschetta topping. Cut tomatoes in half, then deseed to remove wet centers. Pat to dry, then dice. You can also skip this step if you like your topping juicy.
- Next, stir together tomatoes, basil, garlic, parmesan, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste—this is the bruschetta topping.
- Spoon this bruschetta topping over the toasted baguette slices. Enjoy! Drizzle with balsamic glaze for a special treat.
Tips
- Grill the bread instead of toasting it, this will give it a delicious smoky flavor and pretty grill marks!
- Keep the bruschetta from getting soggy: you can deseed the tomatoes and remove the juicy bits, leaving just the tomato flesh to dice up. Before dicing, lay the tomato flesh on paper towels to dry off.
- Serve toast and topping separately: allow guests to take as much or as little as they’d like while warding off sogginess.
- Make homemade balsamic glaze and truly impress your guests with that fact! 😉 It’s so easy to make and delicious atop this recipe.
Thank you for stopping by and enjoying yet another tasty recipe with me. Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Slice baguette into ½-inch thick slices.
- Mix olive oil and garlic together in a small bowl with Italian seasoning, if using. Brush on both sides of the baguette slices. Spoon any remaining garlic onto the bread.
Toast bread about 6-10 minutes, until golden and very well toasted. Mine took 7.5 minutes.
While the bread is toasting, prepare the bruschetta topping. Cut tomatoes in half, then spoon out the seeds/juicy, wet centers. Lay halves on paper towels and pat gently to dry. Dice tomatoes. Or, skip and simply dice for juicy Bruschetta topping.
- In a medium bowl, stir to combine tomatoes, basil, garlic, parmesan, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon over toasted bread. Optionally, drizzle bruschetta with balsamic glaze. Enjoy! This homemade balsamic glaze lends a delicious tangy sweetness.
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To make ahead: store Bruschetta topping in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Toast bread before serving, then spoon topping over bread.
