Easy Bruschetta Toast with fresh tomato and basil. This easy bruschetta recipe will be on the table in less than 15 minutes.
This post is sponsored by Schar. The opinions are my own.
Easy Bruschetta Toast
Summer time means there are lots of fresh vegetables and herbs in abundance in gardens and grocery stores all over. I love the availability of produce in the summer months. As a vegetarian, this is definitely my season! 😉
One of my favorite snacks or appetizers is bruschetta. There are so many ways you can make bruschetta. In keeping with our fresh simple recipes theme, our recipe uses easy to source ingredients like tomato and basil and of course some onion!
What is bruschetta?
Bruschetta is a starter dish that originated from Italy. The typical dish is grilled bread (of some sort) that is rubbed with garlic and topped with some olive oil and some salt.
Many bruschetta recipes (especially in the United States) include a variety of toppings such as tomato, vegetables, beans and cheese. The combination of tomato, basil and onion has become quite popular!
What bread do you use for bruschetta toast?
My bread of choice for this gluten-free easy bruschetta toast is the White Artisan Bread from Schar. This bread is gluten-free, dairy-free, non GMO, and preservative free! This bread is the perfect size to be toasted and then cut into triangles to serve.
You can buy the bread at many big box stores locally, or you can buy online here (affiliate ad link).
How to make bruschetta
Super easy…check this out…
Put your bread slices into the toaster. **Tip: if you use a toaster that others toast gluten containing bread in, you are cross contaminating your gf bread! You are risking the chance of getting sick. You need to have a dedicated gf toaster!** Need a new dedicated gluten-free toaster? (affiliate ad link) You can generally pick up a new one for under $20!
Take that lightly toasted bread and cut into triangles. Place the triangles on a baking sheet. (affiliate ad link)
Next up is the fresh tomato mixture. Dice up the tomatoes. I used some rainbow cherry tomatoes for some extra color, but any type/color of tomato works.
Take your fresh basil, wash it and dice it. Mix your basil with the chopped tomato! Repeat with the red onion. Season with salt and pepper or garlic salt.
We avoided adding in lots of garlic to this recipe. Our family loves the taste of garlic but it does not love us back. If your body loves garlic, feel free to add some more in there!
You can certainly serve this dish at room temperature but we like to warm it up a bit. Gently spoon the tomato mixture onto the toast triangles.
Then pop into the oven for a few minutes to warm. Literally in less than 15 minutes, you will be enjoying some tasty toast! Serve and enjoy!
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Question: Do you love bruschetta? What is your favorite thing to add to bruschetta? I’d love to know your personal touch! Drop me a comment below.
Get your quick and easy bruschetta recipe here:
Easy Bruschetta Toast
Ingredients
- 8 slices Schar GF White Bread
- 1 c diced tomato
- 1/3 c diced red onion
- 1/2 c diced fresh basil
- 1/2 t garlic salt
Instructions
- Toast all bread slices, then cut into triangles. Place triangles onto baking sheet.
- In a bowl toss in tomato, onion, basil and garlic salt. Mix together.
- Gently spoon tomato mixture onto triangles. Then warm for 5 minutes in a 350 degree F oven and ENJOY!
Notes
Nutrition
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Nicole Triebe says
I love bruschetta of all kinds! So easy and yummy!
michaela@anaffairfromtheheart.com says
I have so many tomatoes in my garden right now, you can bet these little beauties are happening this week at our house! Thank you!
Danielle says
This just screams summer. Perfect for feeding a crowd at a summer BBQ.
Jamie Young says
I love how quickly this can be thrown together to impress your friends or even yourself! Delicious!
Gabi Rupp @ Leanjumpstart says
I love the colorful look of your bruschetta which is mostly “red” on top. By using different tomato types and red onions + basil you get a real color explosion. I appreciate that you mention balsamic vinegar because as I feel it makes a big taste difference. …Couldn’t go without it;)