Fresh Bruschetta

We were at an awesome restaurant for happy hour the other day and we ordered bruschetta. It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!!!!! I went through the menu to see the ingredients listed to see how to make it and how I could tweak it to make it even better! We went straight to central market, bought all the ingredients, and just ended up eating more bruschetta for dinner!

Ingredients:
Handful of fresh basil leaves
Two large roma tomatoes
1/3 cup of kalamata olives
4 garlic cloves
1/4 cup of chopped red onion
3 tbsp of balsamic vinegar, divided
Loaf of bread
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat the oven to about 275 degrees. Start with chopping up the tomatoes.

I halved the olives but you can also give them a rough chop if you're short on time.

Mince the garlic and the onion. MMMMM...plump juicy garlic.

A  bit of red onion...

Last but not least, cut the basil into strips.

Mix all of this in a bowl and add about 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar. You can also toss in salt and pepper to taste.

Let this just hang out and marinate while you focus on the bread. 

I just chose a regular loaf from central market...nothing too fancy.

Sliced it relatively thin...about a half-inch thick per slice.

Arranged it in a baking sheet and put it in the oven to toast for about 6-8 minutes. After it was a little crispy, I poured the rest of the balsamic vinegar over the slices. It looks weird...I know. Trust me, it tastes delicious!

Now add the tomato mixture onto each bread piece and voila! Freshest, bestest tasting bruschetta ever!

Enjoy!