Fine Cooking Magazine - November/December 2020

Servings: six to eight.

For these bruschetta, the quality of the tomatoes makes all the difference. Use good ripe ones from your garden or pick up some at the local farmers’ market.

Ingredients

2 large ripe tomatoes, cut in 1/4-inch slices (you should have 12 slices)
4 Tbs. Rosemary Garlic Oil
1 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
A scant 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
12 3/4-inch-thick slices from a crusty artisan-style loaf (from about 1/2 lb. bread)
1 tsp. good balsamic vinegar, preferably aged

Nutritional Sample Size based on eight servings
Calories (kcal) : 150
Fat Calories (kcal): 70
Fat (g): 8
Saturated Fat (g): 1
Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 1
Monounsaturated Fat (g): 5
Cholesterol (mg): 0
Sodium (mg): 450
Carbohydrates (g): 16
Fiber (g): 1
Protein (g): 3

Preparation

Heat a gas grill to medium or prepare a medium-hot charcoal fire. (Or heat the broiler to high.) Set the tomato slices on a small rack set over a rimmed baking sheet and sprinkle with 1 Tbs. of the oil, the thyme, red pepper flakes, and 1 tsp. kosher salt. Let sit at room temperature for at least 10 minutes or up to a couple of hours.
Brush both sides of the bread with the remaining 3 Tbs. oil. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Grill (or broil) until crisp with prominent grill marks (or nicely browned), about 2 min. Flip and cook the other side in the same manner. Transfer to a platter and let cool to room temperature (they can sit for up to 2 hours, loosely covered).
Pour the tomato juices from the baking sheet into a small bowl. Before serving, brush these juices on the bread. Top with the tomatoes and a drop or two of balsamic vinegar and serve.

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bakergal53 | 08/23/2019
These are fabulous! Just begin infusing the oil with the garlic and rosemary early in the day - no need to heat the oil, etc.
duckyfufu | 08/20/2008
This is one of our favorite summer starters to show off our home-grown tomatoes. I like the rosemary-garlic oil, but it's also a fun way to use other flavored oils, too. I think the best part is the way the tomatoes are prepared, and the tomato "run-off" is used to brush the toasts.
TrendyDolFan | 05/27/2008
We liked this as a first course. It certainly isn't fussy. The first heirlooms are in our market - no question the better the tomato the better this is.

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