Brushetta - An Italian starter
My husband and I were driving back from work. Both of us, extremely hungry and of course, neither of us wanted to eat sambar rice which was waiting for us at home :) Wanted to snack on something yummy and cheesy!! I pretty much had all the ingredients I wanted to make the most amazing bruschetta!! By almost, I mean the bread. I wish I had the baguette. But I anyway had a healthier alternative, whole grain wheat bread. You will notice a change in flavor, but it was very insignificant. I think the main contributor is the filling. Although, please don't choose a bitter bread. The more neutral or on the salty side it is, the better. Lets go ahead with the recipe.
I cut a slice of bread into two to give it the baguette look ;)
Looks yummy doesn't it?!!!
Ingredients:
- 4 slices of you choice of bread ( baguette if you can find one ).
- 2 Tomatoes (de seeded and chopped).
- 1/2 tsp of pepper (I like mine spicy)
- 1/2 tsp of dried oregano and basil (if you have fresh, even better)
- Burrata cheese (as much as you like ;) )
- Baby spinach, 10 to 15 of them (this is optional, the traditional recipe doesn't call for this)
- A garlic clove.
- 10 kalamata olives, sliced.
- olive oil, extra virgin.
- Salt to taste.
Method:
- Heat up an iron pan and toast the bread using olive oil till its golden brown on both sides.
- Rub the garlic pod on one side of the toasted bread and keep aside.
- In a bowl, combine, 1 tsp of olive oil, cubed burrata cheese, olives, tomatoe, salt, pepper, baby spinach, oregano, basil, salt and mix really well.
- Top the bread with the above and enjoy!!
It tastes soo amazing, and best of all, takes only about 5 to 10 mins to make. When hungry, I eat 2 slices of bread. So what I mentioned above is good for two people. Try this and let us know how it worked out for you!!
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