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BRUSCHETTA WITH TOMATO, BASIL & GRILLED PEPPER |
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Needed Ingredients: Italian country bread or Ciabatta,
tomatoes, fresh garlic, fresh basil.
Note:
Suitable to vegetarians
Total preparation time:
22 minutes |
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INGREDIENT LIST |
2 1½ inch slices of Italian country bread
1/4 cup snipped fresh basil leaves
2 Garlic clove halved
4 teaspoons olive oil |
2 large ripe tomatoes on which you cut an
X
trough the skin at
the bottom end
1 grilled red pepper finely slice
Salt grinder and pepper grinder |
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TIMELINE |
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In the large Sauce Pan start boiling
about 50 oz of water
ET: 10-12 min. Preheat oven
to 450º |
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Prepare ingredients: Peel &
halve garlic, snip basil leaves from stem & chop finely |
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Slice bread, and with a
teaspoon, spread and rub olive oil on both sides |
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Place bread slices in an oven
tray, and roast both sides until golden and crisp
ET:
10
min. |
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With a sharp
knife, cut
an X trough the skin at the bottom end of each tomato |
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Water is now boiling, poach
tomatoes in hot water for 30
seconds |
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Place tomatoes in cold water to
cool off for 2 minutes
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Peel, partially remove seed and
finely chop tomatoes |
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Remove bread from oven, and let cool off for about
1 minute |
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Rub each bread slice with the cut side of a garlic half and
arrange on a plate |
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In a small bowl, mix tomato, red
pepper, basil, salt, pepper to taste and a dash of olive oil |
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Spoon mix onto the bread slices, and serve. |
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