Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta is always a favorite and super simple to make. This appetizer or light lunch captures the essence of summer. I also love heirloom tomatoes on my Spinach Quiche.
We love entertaining and creating festive backyard picnics. But, I also like to enjoy them and I don’t want to spend the entire time in the kitchen prepping food to serve. So simple finger foods like this delicious tomato bruschetta with cheese are great options! I really like to serve foods people can snack on while we enjoy time together. And it helps keep everyone happy to have something to nibble on, while they wait for dinner to be cooked. (AND if you’re like us, it never gets cooked quite on time!)
How to make Easy Tomato Bruschetta:
Step 1: Cut up fresh heirloom tomatoes or cherry tomatoes and add to the bowl with the other ingredients. We grew several different varieties of heirloom tomatoes in our garden this year. And, fresh basil. So I just went out to the garden to harvest fresh ingredients.
Step 2: Brown the baguette slices in a cast iron skillet with olive oil.
Step 3: Top the toasted baguette slices with the bruschetta mixture. Add some freshly chopped basil and shaved Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
Other great Grilling Recipes:
Citrus and Garlic Marinated Flank Steak
Blood Orange and Brown Sugar Grilled Chicken
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Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta
Ingredients
- 4-5 large heirloom tomatoes or 24 cherry tomatoes diced
- 1/4 cup roasted red peppers, chopped
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- fresh basil, to taste julienned
- 1 baguette cut into 1/2-inch slices
- freshly grated or shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, toss the tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, and basil with olive oil, honey, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Drizzle olive oil into a large cast iron skillet over medium to high heat, toast the baguette slices for a few minutes on each side. Drizzle more olive oil if needed as the bread toasts.
- Remove the toasted bread from the skillet and top with bruschetta mixture. Top with Parmigiano-Reggiano and enjoy.
I never thought of using my cast iron pan to make the bread toasts, always love your trips and tip you give Jessica. And this looks soooo great for entertaining!
Thank you for sharing these tips. I’ll sure try out this meal this coming weekend. Keep up the good work.
Oh yes, I would be ALL about this. I just love tomato bruschetta. It’s been ages since I’ve had it. I must make this!
Thank you so much Amber!
Sign me up! However I would put my tomatoes on top of … Grilled CHICKEN 🙂
Gigi, That sounds amazing!! Make sure you try my Brown Sugar Mustard Grilled Chicken recipe!
I love tomatoes fresh from the garden. They taste so much better than the ones in the store. I’m definitely trying this tomato bruschetta this summer.
I love tomatoes so this is totally my thing. Thanks for the yummy recipe, going to try it out next time I have people over!
I love tomatoes and the heirloom are the best. This is a great way to enjoy tomatoes
looks so tasty! I love bruschetta but never prepared by myself so I think it’s the best time and recipe to try
I don’t remember when I had bruchetta last time! This one looks really delicious! I love tomatoes, so I’ll give it a try. 🙂
Now, this sounds really tasty! I bet the tomatoes go so well with this! I can’t think when I made bruschetta!
I find this recipe as a treat to the taste buds. I am gonna try this out, it will be interesting to do.
I hope I will make them like you.
This looks and sound like my kind of recipe. I’m growing my own cherry tomatoes this year and your recipe will be the first one I try when they are ripe and ready to pick.
Man that is a killer recipe. I would really like to try this one night.
This is a sweet recipe!! Thank you for sharing!
Its a great recipe for parties, I usually make tacos or baked veggies but this also seems simple. Let me try it out next time.
I love bruschetta, and this recipe sounds so flavorful and simple to make. Can’t wait to try!
One of my favorite things in life is tomato bruschette! Your looks like 5-star! Beautiful pics!
This is really a simple recipe to try. It is perfect for those unplanned dinner that may shock you sometimes. I definitely love it.
This heirloom tomato bruschetta looks delicious, literally I can live on this . Simple yet classic.
I LOVE Bruschetta so much! This looks so yummy I can eat it through the screen!
Thanks Kristie!
This dish looked so delicious and easy to make. I prefer healthy recipes and this one seems good to try.
This one is definitely a keeper! Thanks Sarah!