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Bruschetta al Pomodoro

Name: Bruschetta al Pomodoro
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 1/2 Baguette (or country loaf); 3 Tomato; 1 clove Garlic; To taste Basil; 3 tbsp Olive oil; To taste Salt

Side Dish

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Toasted bread topped with tomato, basil, and garlic — Italy's classic starter.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bruschetta is a simple starter thought to come from central Italy: bread toasted over embers or on a grill, rubbed with garlic and olive oil, and topped with diced tomato and basil. It's said to have started as a peasant way of tasting the year's new olive oil, and because it relies entirely on good ingredients, it's become a fixture of the Italian table.

🌆 Where it's eaten: During the olive harvest, farm families still make bruschetta to taste the freshly pressed oil.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Baguette (or country loaf) 1/2
Tomato 3
Garlic 1 clove
Basil To taste
Olive oil 3 tbsp
Salt To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the bread 1.5 cm thick and toast in a toaster or on a grill until golden.
Rub one side of the hot toast with the cut side of a garlic clove.
Dice the tomatoes and toss with basil, olive oil, and salt.
Pile the tomatoes generously on the bread.
Finish with a drizzle of olive oil.

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