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Classic: Bruschetta

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 20 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Appetizers & Snacks
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 1 ciabatta
  • 4 large beefsteak tomatoes, ripe
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 8 tablespoon olive oil, cold-pressed
  • Basil, fresh
  • pepper
  • salt
  • possibly cheese (pecorino)
Classic: Bruschetta
Classic: Bruschetta

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Scald tomatoes with hot water, peel, core and dice. Cut bread into slices and bake for about 10 minutes. Press the garlic, spread it on the warm bread and drizzle with half of the oil.
  2. Mix the tomatoes with the cut basil and the remaining oil, season with salt, pepper, spread on the bread, garnish with basil and possibly fresh pecorino (hard Italian cheese made from sheep`s milk).
  3. Food is prepared quickly, eaten slowly, with all your senses and time for conversation, with wine and a top espresso: black, sweet, hot. That is the way of life in Italian. Let yourself be inspired and bring something back home with you.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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