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This is the perfect dish for brunch or as a light appetizer to any dish. This is super simple and packs a ton of flavor!
Since we moved back to south Mississippi, we’re currently staying at my in-laws. They have a lush garden this time of year and tomatoes are their star producers. In the South we like our tomatoes on Bunny bread or eaten sprinkled with salt and pepper🍅
Since there are so many I had to get creative and figure out what we can make with them before they go bad. My sister-in-law mentioned bruschetta and my mouth started watering.
At most restaurants, the bruschetta we get as appetizers usually consist of bread, shredded parmesan, tomatoes, and TONS of garlic. Even though I LOVE garlic, I wanted this to be a tad less in your face and marry all the summer ingredients together.
Here are a few pictures of my in-laws tomato stash
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You can use this balsamic reduction in almost any dish. You can pour it over chicken or even add it to your salad for a nice refreshing taste.
The reduciton is on the sweeter side which is perfect for this bruschetta dish, but it youd like it more acidic just decrease the sugar by half 🙂
The vector for bruschetta has to be study enough to withstand the weight of the tomatoes and yet, crisp enough to feel airy. I like using french bread or if you have time, make my super simple artisan bread recipe.
For the french bread I like to elevate it just a tad. Since we are working with a sweeter balsamic reduction, I opted for a slightly salted garlic butter bread to balance out the flavors. Here’s how I created it:
- Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
- Cut french bread into 1 – 1.5 inch pieces
- Get a skillet, heat one stick of salted butter and add 1 tbsp garlic. Heat until butter has completely melted. Do not burn
- Brush the garlic butter onto the bread
- Put on pan and toast in oven for 5 minutes or until the bread has a nice golden brown color
If you’d like to omit the carbs, toss the bruschetta tomato mixture into a bowl with mozzarella pearls and enjoy it that way
Balsamic Reduction Bruschetta
Ingredients
- 1 tub Cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 to 1 tbsp Garlic Salt
- 1 tbsp Pepper
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 cup Fresh chopped basil
- Balsamic reduction drizzle
Instructions
- Cut the cherry tomatoes into bite size pieces. Or if you prefer the roma tomatoes, just dice them up into bite size pieces as well
- Add in the chopped fresh basil leaves
- Mix the olive oil, salt, and pepper together in separate bowl
- Pour the olive oil mixture onto tomatoes. Make sure all the tomatoes are coated
- Scoop the tomato mixture onto the french bread
- Drizzle with balsamic reduction
The Best Balsamic Reduction
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp Brown sugar
Instructions
- Combine the vinegar and brown sugar in a non stick skillet
- Turn heat to medium
- Keep string the mixture until it becomes thick in consistency
- This will usually take about 5 – 10 minutes
- The reduction is ready when the mixture has become thick and not runny
My tomatoes are playing out. I hope store bought tomatoes will yield good results.