Tomato and Basil Bruschetta
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — Daniel Gritzer, Fresh Summer Tomato Bruschetta.
A fresh summer tomato bruschetta recipe for 8 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
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Method
- 1
Mix. Mix tomatoes using basil and enough olive oil to well coat in a big bowl. Add a splash if using wine vinegar. Toss lightly, taste, and add more wine vinegar if wanted. Rub garlic cloves on top surface of every toast; rub only as much as you want. (Extra will make the toasts extra garlicky, while one lighter hand will deliver one milder flavor.) Drizzle olive oil upon every toast plus add salt till it tastes right. Spoon tomatoes onto every toast, including any liquid that has accumulated. Season well with salt. Drizzle it sparingly on top if using true balsamic vinegar. Eat at once.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
EU nutrition claims
- Source of protein: 3.5 g protein per 100 kcal, about 14% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
- Low fat: 1.7 g fat per 100 g (limit ≤ 3 g)
- Low saturated fat: 0.4 g saturated fat per 100 g, 2.4% of energy (limits ≤ 1.5 g and ≤ 10%)
- Low sugars: 4.8 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
- Source of fibre: 1.6 g fibre per 100 kcal (needs ≥ 1.5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 107 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 150 kcal |
| Protein | 5.3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 28.4 g |
| of which sugars | 5.1 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 1.8 g |
| of which saturates | 0.4 g |
| Fibre | 2.4 g |
| Salt | 0.62 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
3.5 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
