Made with juicy tomatoes and fragrant basil, this refreshing and delicious summer appetizer will delight your taste buds.
Course Appetizer
Servings 8appetizers
Ingredients
2cupsgrape tomatoes, halved
25-30basil leaves
2 TBSP extra virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing on bread slices
1/2tspsea salt
8slicesCiabatta bread
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
1/2cupfeta cheese, crumbled
Balsamic vinegar, for drizzling over prepared bruschetta
Instructions
To a small bowl, add halved grape tomatoes. Roll several basil leaves together at a time and cut into thin strips (looks like confetti). Add basil to bowl with tomatoes and gently mix. Coat mixture with olive oil and season with sea salt. Refrigerate for at least an hour, or until ready to serve on toasted bread slices.
Preheat broiler. Arrange bread slices on a cookie sheet. Lightly brush each slice with olive oil. Toast bread slices under broiler until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Watch bread closely as it can easily burn under broiler. Immediately after removing bread from broiler, rub each slice with garlic cloves.
Arrange bread slices on a serving platter. Top each slice with a generous amount of tomato mixture and feta cheese. Lightly drizzle with balsamic vinegar over slices.