Preparation Time : 10 minutes + 15 minutes marination time
Cooking Time : 8 to 10 minutes
Serving : 4 members
Description
Bruschetta . A very simple healthy fuss free recipe. I usually serve this with a vegetable soup for breakfast at home. The tang of tomatoes brings in more zink to the bruschetta . This is my version on the italian dish. I have just made two little changes by substituting some ingredients. Every thing around me revolves around food. Now a days at times i just forget where i am because i am kept busy with my own world of cooking , experimenting , working on recipes … But when it comes to great healthy eating options and relative recipes my mind goes blank. I usually focus mainly on show off recipes. (oops please, i am not one though) i read recently that the best way of eating healthy is to be 80 percent sensible and 20 percent indulgent. Well most of us have our eating habits the other way round.
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| French bread | 1 sliced horizontally to get oval shaped slices ( the thin long breads like your hands , you can use normal bread also but with thick slices ) |
| tomato | 2 chopped |
| onion | 1 big chopped |
| garlic paste | 1/4 teaspoon |
| vinegar | 1 teaspoon |
| butter | 3 tablespoon ( at room temperature ) |
| garlic | 5 flakes chopped |
| basil leaves | few chopped ( I used thulasi leaves from my mother - in - laws backyard ) |
| chilli flakes | 1/4 teaspoon |
| pepper | to taste |
| salt | to taste |
| olive oil | 1 tablespoon |
| cheese | grated to garnish |
Method
- Preheat an oven at 180 degree celsius .
- Mix onions , tomatoes , chopped garlic , basil , olive oil , vinegar , chilli flakes , pepper and salt together and let it marinate for 10 to 15 minutes .
- Mix the ground garlic and butter together . Apply on the base of the sliced breads on one side .
- Top with the marinated mixture . Garnish with grated cheese .
- Bake the bruschetta slices for 8 to 10 minutes until you get a crisp crust base and the cheese melts on top .
- Garnish with more basil leaves chopped and serve hot , any time of the day .
