Balsamic Bruschetta Recipe

step 1

• STEP 1.Wash the tomatoes and cut the centre out before chopping it into small pieces.

step 2

• STEP 2.Vincenzo’s plate is best to use the freshest, ripest tomatoes you can find for classic italian bruschetta!

step 3

• STEP 3.You can tell how ripe tomatoes are by their softness and how much juice pours out when you slice through them…and nothing can beat these juices as they absorb into the bread and literally melt in your mouth.

step 4

• STEP 4.Chop the garlic finely and add it to the bowl, then break up the basil leaves and add them in too.

step 5

• STEP 5.Mix in a generous amount of oregano and a super generous amount of evoo!

step 6

• STEP 6.Sprinkle some salt in and mix it together well.

step 7

• STEP 7.If you are not going to make the italian bruschetta right away, keep this bowl covered and in the fridge.

step 8

• STEP 8.Toast 2 pieces of bread using a charcoal grill (if you have one as the smokiness will add a beautiful flavour to the bruschetta that you just can’t beat).

step 9

• STEP 9.If you don’t have a charcoal grill just use your oven.