Saturday, July 3

Tomato-Gorgonzola Bruschetta

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Me and my friend were talking about bruschetta the other day. We were wondering — is bruschetta referring to the bread? or the topping? Should this post be named bruschetta with tomato & gorgonzola instead of tomato-gorgonzola bruschetta? If one of you knows, do share!

Either way, this is fantastic finger food. I especially love the tomatoes warm and collapsed on the crispy bread. Right before serving, I crumbled gorgonzola on top and lightly tossed so it'll slightly melt the cheese. Amazing!! As for the bread, I used up the ends of a sourdough loaf I use for sandwiches. Any bread will work. I put a pat of butter on each slice and sprinkled it with rosemary (I only had dried) and put it under the broiler for a few minutes. Please try this, its quick, delicious and definitely a crowd-pleaser.

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Tomato-Gorgonzola Bruschetta
1 pint grape tomatoes
2 garlic cloves, minced
olive oil
salt 'n' peppa

1 Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash tomatoes and drain. Halve each tomato lengthwise and place on an aluminum foil covered baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil, minced garlic, salt and pepper. Toss all together.
2 Bake for about 15 minutes until tomatoes have collapsed. Right before serving, crumble gorgonzola on top and lightly toss. Arrange the crispy bread around the tomatoes and serve.

Crispy Rosemary Bread
1 Slice bread and arrange on baking sheet. Put pat of butter on each slice and sprinkle with rosemary.
2 Broil for about 5 minutes until golden brown.

4 comments:

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Delicious looking bruschette! I love that topping idea.

Cheers,

Rosa

Joanne said...

Hmmm I always consider the spread itself to be bruschetta. But that's only because I need something to call it when I'm eating it out of the bowl! Love the gorgonzola addition!

Unknown said...

I love, love, love bruschetta!!

R3 Method Show said...

I know that there was a delicious aroma lingering when you made that bruschetta.