How to make easy tomato bruschetta, the authentic Italian appetizer with fresh basil, plus lots of toppings ideas!Before I get super excited about this to die for heirloom tomato bruschetta, I’d like to elaborate a little on the subject. Why? Because there seems to be a lot of confusion out there. So, what is bruschetta ? A grilled slice of crusty bread rubbed with garlic and brushed with a good extra virgin olive oil, then topped with your favorite things. In my case: heirloom ...
Best Bruschetta Recipes
Grilled Bruschetta Panzanella Salad Recipe
How to make grilled Panzanella salad, one of the most delicious classic Italian bread salads, a Tuscan peasant dish worthy of royalty, traditionally made with day old bread. Because bread and tomatoes you guys! It really can't get any better than a bowl of this summer bruschetta panzanella salad and a pitcher of strawberry lemonade under the shade of the grapevine, outside my kitchen door. Two of my favorite things making the most beautiful mess of all. Grilled crusty bread, fragrant ...
Whipped Goat Cheese Crostini Recipe
Easy, Goddess whipped goat cheese crostini appetizers with fresh herbs!Let’s talk about one of my favorite subjects:How to make crostini and bruschetta talk! At the risk of being judged a bruschetta snob, I would like to reiterate the fact that crostini or bruschetta are not toast. They are grilled pieces of bread, with a charred smoky exterior and soft interior, rubbed nicely with a garlic clove, brushed with olive oil and then topped with some goodies of your choice. I’m sure we ...
Mushroom Bruschetta Appetizer Recipe
Mushroom Bruschetta, a true rustic Italian appetizer of garlic bread topped with wild mushrooms cooked in white wine! This wild mushroom bruschetta appetizer was first mentioned when I wrote the about Florentina page, here on Ciao Florentina. That’s where I first talked about my grandpa who would plop me on the back seat of his old rusty bike after the rain, and we would go search for wild mushrooms. So we could make this exact mushroom bruschetta. I call it an appetizer, but for us it was the ...
Burrata Bruschetta Recipe
Heavenly Burrata Bruschetta with Oven Roasted Cherry Tomatoes on Crusty Italian Garlic Bread ! Let’s talk about real burrata bruschetta! The rustic grilled piece of garlic bread that would be my last meal on Planet Earth, If I was asked that question. Unless I said that about some other meal on here, in which case I take that one back; unless of course I said the rustic chicken stew over creamy polenta..I probably did, didn’t I…? So let me just add this burrata bruschetta to that to make ...