Joes Italian Bruschetta Recipes

THE REAL ITALIAN BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• chop roma tomatoes, red onion, and garlic put into medium sized bowl, set aside in food processor chop the basil until very fine, add to tomato mixture.
• add red wine vinegar and oil, and salt/pepper and mix well.
• let sit.
• meanwhile grill/ or broil bread until just toasted.
• serve and watch the eyes of your guests get dreamy over the unique taste of this great dish.

JOE'S TASTY BRUSCHETTA PIZZA!

Steps:

• Note: You can substitute diced regular tomatoes for the plum tomatoes; be sure to drain excess liquid and also you can use diced garlic from a jar.
• Preheat oven to 400`F
• In bowl, combine tomatoes,feta, olives, onion, garlic, olive oil and dried basil. Keep 1/2 cup of the tomato mixture in a bowl apart.
• Spread pizza crust with sauce. Sprinkle tomato mixture over crust and top with Mozzarella cheese.
• Place pizza directly on the middle rack of the oven. Bake 25-30 minutes or until crust is golden and cheese is melted and is bubbling up. Remove pizza from oven and sprinkle with basil and the rest of the tomato mixture.

JOE'S ITALIAN BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven on broiler setting.
• In a large bowl, combine the roma tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, basil, salt, and pepper. Allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes or over night if possible.
• Cut the baguette into 3/4-inch slices. On a baking sheet, arrange the baguette slices in a single layer. Brush on a little olive oil over each slice. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Divide the tomato mixture evenly over the baguette slices. Top the slices with crumbled feta cheese.
• Broil for 5 minutes.