Bruschetta & Caprese Salad

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Bruschetta & Caprese Salad

This affordable and simple combination makes for an amazing burst of incredibly fresh flavor!

Ingredients

Bruschetta

• One baguette, cut into ½ inch slices
• olive oil
• A few cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half
• 5-6 roma tomatoes, diced
• ¼ cup basil, thinly sliced into ribbons
• ¼ cup onion, finely diced (optional)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper

Caprese Salad

• 2-4 ripe roma tomatoes, sliced
• 4 ounces. mozzarella cheese ball, sliced or torn
• 2 sprigs basil leaves, torn in pieces
• Extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar, to taste
• Salt and Pepper

Instructions

Bruschetta

1. Turn your oven broiler to high. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the sliced baguette pieces on the pan. Brush the baguette slices with olive oil. Toast for a minute or two, until golden. Remove from oven, flip bread over and repeat the oiling and toasting steps.
2. Rub the toasted bread with the cut edges of the half garlic cloves.
3. Combine diced tomatoes, onion (if using), basil, salt and pepper. Gently stir to combine. Serve on top of the toasted baguette slices.

Caprese Salad

1. Slice tomatoes and arrange on a plate in a single layer
2. Tear or slice mozzarella and place on each slice of tomato. Sprinkle a few pinches of salt & pepper.
3. Drizzle some olive oil evenly over the mozzarella cheese and sliced tomatoes.
4. Splash 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, if using.
5. Tear leaves or roughly chop basil, distribute all over the dish.
6. Let sit for a few minutes to meld, then serve by itself with toasted baguette bread.

Notes

Variations to Try

• Drizzle 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar for “American” bruschetta on top of caprese salad.
• Substitute ¼ teaspoon of table salt to 1 teaspoon of kosher salt for better taste

Something to Chew On

• If you substitute basil with cilantro, would this be similar to Pico de Gallo?
• What is the difference between table salt and kosher salt?
• Do you know how to pronounce “bruschetta”? (The correct way is “broo-SKET-ta”)

Nutritional information is approximate guide only, calculated using an online nutrition calculator. The facts are based on one pancake using one tbsp of mixture. Yields about 12 -15 pancakes.

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