Carolyn's Bruschetta Recipe

What can I say, this is one of our favorite snacks ever. This is also the simplest recipe I will ever post. With our tomatoes growing, we will be having tons of this in the coming weeks.

The first time I actually remember having good bruschetta was when we lived in State College, PA. There was a little pizza joint in town and they had the best pizza ever. They made it in wood ovens. They also had the best Bruschetta ever too.

I have had a lot of bruschetta but the simpler the recipe the better it is. I really don't like mine with cheese or olives or other stuff in it. Bruschetta should be 4 simple ingredients: fresh tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh garlic and good olive oil. Of course, you have to have some salt and pepper to taste but that's a given.

I started out with fresh basil from my garden. I didn't have fresh tomatoes yet so I got some nice heirloom ones from the grocery store. I had fresh garlic and good olive oil.

The first thing you do is dice the tomatoes into little cubes, julienne some fresh basil and add. You can mince your garlic but I like using a garlic press. Then I add some olive oil and the salt and pepper to taste. That is it.

The bread you use is important as well. I like using fresh bread but on occasion I use frozen Texas toast.

Whatever you use, you should make sure it's hearty bread to stand up to the juiciness of the bruschetta.

We could eat this everyday. I make a big batch because the longer it sits, the better. I recommend this recipe if you love tomatoes. It makes an easy snack, appetizer or even a meal.