Tuscan Bruschetta
Ingredients
- Tuscan bread
- fresh mozzarella cheese (optional)
- tomatoes or tomato sauce (a non-traditional addition)
- garlic
- oregano
- basil
- black pepper
- oil
- salt
1. Pre-heat the oven at 200°C
2. Slice out a few 1cm-thick slices from the Tuscan bread (1 or 2 per person)
3. Put the Tuscan slices in the oven, until they become gold-looking (this takes a few minutes)
* In the meantime, you can prepare the tomatoes, if you're going to use these instead of the tomato sauce; there are two alternatives: you can slice them finely (3mm-thick circa), or grossly (1cm-thick circa). If you slice them grossly, you can then cut them down into small cubes
4. Take the bread slices from the oven and rub them front and back with a slice of garlic, until they acquire an intense smell; then put the slices on a dish
5. Lay the cheese and fine tomato slices, cubes, or a thin layer of tomato sauce, on the upper side of the bread
6. Add a little oil, oregano, salt, black pepper and 2 or 3 leaves of basil
7. Serve hot.