I am visiting my parents for Thanksgiving weekend, which means I get to use my Mom’s kitchen (yesss!). Last night I made bruschetta for an appetizer, but realized we did not have any fresh basil in the house except for 1 leaf. I decided to try with basil seasoning and see how it turned out. I barely noticed the difference! Even though I still prefer using fresh basil, this recipe definitely saves you some chopping time and its ready in less than 20 minutes.
Easy Bruschetta Appetizer
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Type: appetizer
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 loaf sour dough bread, thinly sliced
- 3 roma tomatoes, diced
- ⅓ cup fresh basil, chopped (can sub. 3 tbsp basil seasoning)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tbsp shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat toaster oven to 325 °F.
- Cover a toaster oven pan (12x12 inches) with aluminum foil.
- Dice tomatoes and chop basil well.
- Mix tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese, garlic, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, pepper, and salt with a fork in a large bowl.
- If you have time, let sit covered with plastic wrap for 1 hour in refrigerator.
- Slice sour dough bread into thin slices and place on pan.
- Scoop 1 tbsp and spread over bread slices.
- Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the bruschetta, and quickly pour a little more olive oil over each slice to finish.
- Place into toaster oven at 325 °F for about 10 minutes. Bread should be toasted, but not too hard.
