Ultimate Bruschetta

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs ripe plum tomatoes (about 8-10)
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• salt & pepper
• 4 slices thick crusty italian bread (we usually just use a baguette)

Recipe

• 1 cut tomatoes in half, squeeze out seeds and juice.
• 2 chop into small dice and place in bowl.
• 3 add onion, garlic, basil, vinegar, half the olive oil, salt and pepper to your taste.
• 4 let stand at room temperature for about 1 hour,drain liquid.
• 5 on broil, toast bread on both sides until golden.
• 6 quickly brush one side of each slice with remaining olive oil.
• 7 spoon tomato mixture on top& serve.
• 8 note: my husband usually makes this and i believe he uses the drained liquid to brush the bread rather than the olive oil.
• 9 also we have made this using dried basil instead of fresh (1 tablespoons fresh= 1 teaspoons dried) and although it does not call for it in the recipe we also use some fresh parsley.