Next to nothing beats sun-kissed, homegrown tomatoes, that have been infused with the full hit of summer! Chop them up with fresh herbs and heat them in a pot, to make an easy sauce for spaghetti, eat them raw on buttered bread, or simply enjoy tomatoes with sliced buffalo mozzarella and basil leaves - a perfect marriage of flavours.
I love simple dishes with not many ingredients, but ingredients that complement each other. Today, I made bruschetta, a quintessential summer snack - quick, easy, and absolutely brilliant. There is really nothing much to it:
Tomatoes - choose nice ripe ones, chop and de-seed if you must (i don't)
Basil - chop or tear, and mix in with tomatoes
Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil & Salt - combine with tomatoes to taste
Baguette - sliced 1cm thick diagonally, grilled/toasted on one side, brushed with olive oil, loaded with the tomato mixture (watch that you drain each spoonful a little, so the bread doesn't get soggy) - buon appetito!
Tasty additions: Pepper, Garlic (for rubbing on the bread), fresh mozzarella...
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