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Bruschetta isn’t complicated. It’s just good tomatoes, good bread, good olive oil, and a little garlic. But somehow, when they come together? Magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the bruschetta you’ll make on repeat. Juicy, garlicky, basil-flecked tomatoes piled onto crispy, toasted bread. No cooking. No fuss. Just peak summer on a plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Serves 4-6 as an appetizer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1 French baguette or ciabatta, sliced into \u00bd-inch rounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n
3 tablespoons olive oil (plus more for brushing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
1 garlic clove, peeled and halved<\/li>\n\n\n\n
4 ripe Roma or cherry tomatoes, diced (about 2 cups)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u00bc teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n
\u00bc cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced (chiffonade)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Do not assemble ahead\u2014soggy bread is sadness. Store tomato topping separately in the fridge for 1 day. Toast bread fresh when ready to serve. Leftover topping? Eat it with a spoon or toss with pasta. No regrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Toasty bread. Ripe tomatoes. Fresh basil. Garlic. Olive oil. That’s it. Simple, honest, and ridiculously good. The kind of appetizer that disappears before dinner even starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1838,1835,1836,1839,1840,1837,429],"class_list":["post-2135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quick_meals","tag-bruschetta-appetizer","tag-bruschetta-recipe","tag-easy-bruschetta","tag-fresh-tomato-toast","tag-italian-antipasto","tag-italian-bruschetta","tag-tomato-bruschetta"],"yoast_head":"\n
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