Tonight I’m bringing appetizers to an event called Sip ‘n Shop that includes wine and shopping 
How much better can it get? I support my local vendors when I can; it’s the foundation of my community that I love.
Anyway, since I’m making more than one appetizer, I at least wanted one of them to be “right out of the oven” but didn’t take forever to make (and still would be awesome!). So I’m bringing these little tomato bruschettas that are really simple to prepare, yet they are so good (and good for you).
To start, you’ll dice some Roma tomatoes and place them in a bowl, mixing with olive oil, minced garlic, chopped basil, pepper and balsamic vinegar.
Then you’ll slice a loaf baguette into slices about 3/4 inch thick & place them on a baking sheet. Spread some prepared sun-dried tomato pesto on each slice.
Top each baguette with the tomato mixture, then sprinkle some shredded mozzarella cheese on top.
Place it in the oven and broil until the cheese is melted ~ for me it was about 3 minutes….waalaa! So dainty and pretty You’ll definitely want to save this simple recipe to your recipe box!
Ingredients
- 1 loaf baguette, sliced into 12 slices approximately 3/4 inches thick
- 6 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 cup fresh chopped basil
- Prepared sun-dried tomato pesto; approximately 12 teaspoons
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- Ground black pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix diced tomatoes, basil, vinegar, garlic, olive oil & pepper; set aside.
- While tomato mixture is marinating, preheat oven to broiler setting.
- Spread prepared pesto on each baguette slice (approximately 1 teaspoon each).
- Top with tomato mixture.
- Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella cheese.
- Broil for approximately 3 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
The Blond Cook herself made this for an event at my store, Especially For You, last night and it was a HUGE hit! I will definitely be trying this on my own!