So I told my dear husband that I was going to make brushetta and he was less than pleased. He is not a big tomatoes fan but he put his best foot forward and gave it a go and I appeased him by adding feta and fresh mozzarella.
So here is what you need. None of this fixed proportions. Whatever meets your needs. A couple tablespoons of olive oil, grape tomatoes (you can use red or yellow or cherry tomatoes too), a couple tablespoons of balsamic vinegar, several cloves or garlic, fresh basil leaves, a baguette, and fresh mozzarella and feta if you want and salt and pepper to taste.
Starts with a couple tablespoons of olive oil and grate a couple garlic cloves. I have started using my zester and it comes out easier and much less mess and easier cleanup.
Add the balsamic vinegar. I love balsmaic vinegar. What would I do without it? Life and food would be so boring.
Whisk together with fresh ground salt and pepper.
Finely chop a about 1 1/2 cups of cherry or grape tomatoes. Be sure to do it finely so you don't get huge chunks of tomatoes.
There will a lot of left over juice and that's okay then that won't soak into your bread especially since we added oil and vinegar.
Mix into oil and vinegar mixture.
If needed add a little more oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and let marinate for at least 30 min so all the lovely flavor soak in.
Once the tomatoes marinate roll up the basil leaves so you can finely sliver the leaves.
You want a couple good table spoons.
Mix with tomatoes.
Grate so more garlic into some olive oil and generously brush onto both sides or thickly sliced baguette.
Broil for about 8 min until golden brown be sure to keep an eye onto it doesn't take long and I am always forgetting it and burning it.
Place a slice of fresh mozzarella on some of them
Spoon tomato mixture on all of the bread.
Sprinkle feta on some too because you can never have too much cheese especially feta.
Place under the broiler for just a couple min to warm the cheese.
Serve and enjoy. You will die and go to heaven my tomato husband said they were good and I could make them again which in his language means he liked them. He is never big on saying what I should make again. Not a lot of feedback. Be sure you have a napkin and fork because you will need them.
