Everyone loves an easy Italian dish but it just seems like there are no tasty Italian dishes that take less than three hours to prepare properly. Look no further, brushetta is a fantastic option. This easy to prepare, easy to eat, and impressive dish is faster than you may ever have known. Here are five easy steps to the perfect brushetta. You will need one French baguette, tomatoes, basil, butter, and garlic.
1. Slicing and Toasting Your Bread- there is a very specific way that a brushetta needs to be cut. You should cut your slices thin, about half an inch, and on the bias. This means at an angle so that you get long, thin pieces of bread to put on your topping. After that, you should take a bit of butter and spread it lightly over your slices to help them get nice and golden brown in the oven. Put your bread in the oven for about five minutes so that it can get toasty without being burnt. If you stay close by and pay close attention, you can use the broiler to expedite the process.
2. Prep Your Topping- you now need to start getting your topping ready. You want to chop your tomatoes into small enough pieces that they will be able to rest on top of your bread easily without falling off. Make sure you seed your tomatoes to insure that the most moisture possible has been removed from the before you put them on your bread. You want your brushetta to be toasty and crisp. You can seed your tomatoes by cutting them in half then gently squeezing them to remove the seeds and pulp. You then need to chop your basil finely so that it is small enough to permeate your topping. Mix the two together and allow them to sit.
3. Ready Your Bread- the next step is to get your bread out of the oven and ready for the delicious topping you have made. Take a clove of garlic that has been cut in half and rub it lightly on the bread to give a hint of garlic taste without the intense garlic flavor. This will add a bit of depth to the dish without offending those guests that do not like garlic. You can then get your bread lined up and ready for topping.
4. Add Your Topping- after you have gotten your bread ready, spoon a bit of topping on each slice of bread. Make sure you heap it lightly for presentation but not so high that you cannot pick them up easily to eat. Add the topping to all the pieces and arrange them on your serving platter.
5. Finishing Touches- the last thing you want to do is add some finishing touches. The perfect finishing touch is extra virgin olive oil drizzled on top. Drizzle just a bit on each slice to add a bold rich flavor without adding too much. This is a great easy dish that can be thrown together in moments and that is a perfect appetizer.
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