• Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • Disclosure
  • Contact

↑

  • Home
  • About
    • About
    • Disclosure
  • Recipes
  • Main Course
  • Dessert
  • Contact

Garnish & Glaze

  • Recipe Index
  • Main Course
  • Dessert

Busy schedule?We've got you covered!

Grab our FREE collection of 30-Minute Meals straight to your inbox!

When you subscribe to our amazing and delicious weekly newsletter

Tomato Basil Bruschetta

August 3, 2015 | Appetizers/Horderves

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Tomato Basil Bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes, ribbons of basil, and a bit of balsamic vinegar served on buttery toasted French bread.
Tomato Basil Bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes, ribbons of basil, and a bit of balsamic vinegar served on buttery toasted French bread.

Can you believe it’s already August?!  Summer is going to come to a close before we know it.  The good thing about the end of the summer though is all the yummy fresh veggies.  I make it a priority to go to the farmers market every weekend to pick up some home grown tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, squash, basil…  The last few times after going I have made this Tomato Basil Bruschetta and almost ate my weight in tomatoes.  I just love those sweet, perfectly ripe tomatoes mixed with ribbons of basil and a bit of balsamic vinegar on a buttery toasted slice of French bread.  Does summer get any better?! Tomato Basil Bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes, ribbons of basil, and a bit of balsamic vinegar served on buttery toasted French bread.

You can use all red tomatoes for this bruschetta but why not add more color!?  What is key to good bruschetta is having flavorful and ripe tomatoes whatever the color may be.Tomato Basil Bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes, ribbons of basil, and a bit of balsamic vinegar served on buttery toasted French bread.

Then next most important part of the dish is the toast.  All you need is some French or Italian bread and lots of butter.  Yep!  Just take that butter, drop it in a skillet, and toast the bread.  Just do it!  You can’t go wrong with butter!  Then once your bread is toasted, lightly rub it with a clove of garlic, top it with your tomato basil mix and chow down.Tomato Basil Bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes, ribbons of basil, and a bit of balsamic vinegar served on buttery toasted French bread.

Serve it as an appetizer or if you’re like me you can eat half the recipe and call it lunch.Tomato Basil Bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes, ribbons of basil, and a bit of balsamic vinegar served on buttery toasted French bread.

Looking for more recipes to use up your tomatoes and basil?  Try my Bruschetta Pasta and Three Cheese Caprese Pizza!

Enjoy summer's sweet tomatoes in this Tomato Basil Bruschetta.
Print Recipe

Tomato Basil Bruschetta

Tomato Basil Bruschetta made with home grown tomatoes, ribbons of basil, and a bit of balsamic vinegar served on buttery toasted French bread.
Prep Time6 mins
Cook Time8 mins
Total Time14 mins
Servings: 8
Author: Garnish and Glaze

Ingredients

  • 3 yellow tomatoes, diced, seeds removed
  • 3 red tomatoes, diced, seeds removed
  • 10 basil leaves, cut into ribbons
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Fresh cracked pepper
  • 1 French Baguette, cut into 1/2 inch slices (about 16 slices)
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 clove garlic, cracked

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, combine tomatoes, basil, vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
  • Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a non-stick skillet. Add 8 bread slices and cook until golden. Remove from skillet, melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter over medium heat and cook the other side of the bread until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining bread slices.
  • Rub one side of each slice of toasted bread with the garlic clove.
  • Spoon tomato mixture over each slice of toast and serve immediately.
Did you make this recipe?Tag @GarnishandGlaze on Instagram and use hashtag #GarnishandGlaze

Enjoy summer's sweet tomatoes in this Tomato Basil Bruschetta.

Related topics:
Appetizers/Hordervestomatoes vegetarian

Comments

  1. Patty K says

    August 5, 2015 at 12:35 am

    Looks absolutely delicious! Love how you incorporated more color too!

    Reply
  2. Paige says

    August 3, 2015 at 8:45 pm

    These look so delicious! I could totally eat these for an entire meal!

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      August 4, 2015 at 1:01 pm

      I know right?! Thanks Paige!

      Reply
  3. Erin @ Her Heartland Soul says

    August 3, 2015 at 12:51 pm

    Oh how I would love this for lunch right now! Yum!

    Her Heartland Soul
    http://herheartlandsoul.com

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      August 4, 2015 at 1:02 pm

      Put it on your menu for next week… or tomorrow! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Medha @ Whisk & Shout says

    August 3, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    This looks so delicious! I love that your toasted the French bread 🙂

    Reply
    • Melanie says

      August 4, 2015 at 1:04 pm

      Thanks Medha! Toasting it with lots of butter is where it’s at!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Recipe Rating




Hey There, I'm Melanie!

Thanks for stopping by!

I'm the recipe creator and photographer of all the yummy recipes found in this corner of the internet. Join me in making and eating delicious food!

Read More

find a recipe

Latest Recipes

A bowl of rice topped with Korean Ground Beef.
Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges on a plate.
Square bars topped with chocolate chips, nuts, and butter scotch chips.
A bowl of Puppy Chow.
Baked Potato Wedges on a plate with ketchup.
Close up of a Rice Krispie Treat with stretched gooey marshmallow.

Amazon Disclosure:

Garnish & Glaze participates in the Amazon affiliate program. In exchange for linking to Amazon.com, this site earns advertising fees.

Yummy Desserts

Close up of a Rice Krispie Treat with stretched gooey marshmallow.
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting swirled on red cupcakes.
Close up of a Red Velvet cupcake topped with ganache and cream cheese frosting on a pink platter.
A slice of Homemade Blueberry Pie with a scoop of ice cream on top.
Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting on an electric mixer paddle.
Close up of warm Blackberry Cobbler topped with vanilla ice cream.

Busy Schedule?

Then you need these FREE, simple, EASY, and nourishing 30-Minute Dinner Recipes!


Thank you!

You have successfully joined our subscriber list.


.

Featured on:

Weekly Recipes When you subscribe

Garnish & Glaze participates in the Amazon affiliate program. In exchange for linking to Amazon.com, this site earns advertising fees. Privacy Policy
©2022, Garnish & Glaze. / Site by Pixel Me Designs
  • Home
  • About
    • About Me
    • Disclosure
  • Contact