A simple crostini recipe that you can whip up in just a few minutes! I was so happy that I had half a loaf of leftover Italian bread to go perfectly with the juicy, ripe vine tomatoes resting in my fridge.
Yes, it is winter and tomatoes aren’t normally in season. However, I lucked out at the grocery store and found ripe ones with a hint of a summer glow from its days growing down south. Needless to say, this made an excellent appetizer!
Toasting Tip: If you want crunchy crostini, cut thin slices of bread. If you want crunchy crostini on the outside with a soft middle, cut thick slices of bread.
Vine Tomato Crostini
2014-02-05 08:41:51
Serves 2
A simple crostini recipe that you can whip up in just a few minutes!
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup red onion, chopped
- 2-3 vine tomatoes, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced (+1 whole clove)
- 1 teaspoon dried basil (bonus if you have fresh!)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Optional: 1 hot Italain pepper, chopped
- Salt and pepper
- 4-5 slices of Italian bread
Instructions
- Combine onion, tomatoes, minced garlic, basil, hot pepper (if you’re using it), balsamic and oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set mixture aside.
- Drizzle oil on bread and place in a skillet over medium-high heat. Toast until each side is golden.
- Before serving, put the whole clove of garlic in a garlic press and spread on crostini.
- Pile tomato mixture onto each crostini, making sure to drizzle any leftover balsamic/oil.
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I miss my summer crostini! Our grocery store hasn’t stocked decent tomatoes since winter began, but I can’t wait for the weather to warm up again so I can make more. Yours look fresh and tasty!
Thank you! I know, tomatoes are really a hit or miss during the winter. I agree – summer can’t come fast enough! 🙂
One of my friends grew her own tomatoes this past summer, and they were so juicy and delicious! Even better than store-bought. I, on the other hand, have a brown thumb, so I still pay for mine at the grocery store…
Same with me! I’m still learning to keep my herb plants alive. Meanwhile, my parents have an entire garden. In the summer I always leave the house with a bag full of the reddest, juiciest tomatoes! I’m hoping 2013 is the year I discover my green thumb. 🙂
My parents tried to plant a garden, but the deer ate everything — even the flowers! The only thing they didn’t touch were the geraniums, and those plants grew so big that there’s now an entire “bush” of geraniums in their backyard. Let me know if you find your green thumb and have any tips to help me discover mine too!
It’s a plan!