Sandwiches
5 minutes
315 kcal
5/5 (1)
Literally, the word “bruschetta” translated from Italian means “bake over coals.” This dish, like pizza, was prepared by ordinary poor people. In essence, these are ordinary sandwiches, but with one feature - the bread for them needs to be dried in a frying pan or on the grill.
Nowadays, bruschetta is prepared from a variety of products. But the classic ingredients for preparing this snack are cheese, garlic, basil, tomatoes, and sometimes ham or bacon is added.
Bruschetta with salmon (salmon or tuna)
Required kitchen utensils: knife, frying pan, spoon and cutting board.
Ingredients
How to choose ingredients
- The original recipe for this snack uses ciabatta. This is Italian white bread, which has a crispy crust and porous flesh. But you can use any other baked goods according to your taste. If you take unsweetened pastries with any grains or raisins, the snack will only turn out more piquant.
- When choosing an avocado, pay attention to its color and density. The ripe fruit, which can be consumed immediately after purchase, should be dark green in color and soft to the touch. But you need to be able to distinguish a ripe fruit from an overripe one. An avocado that is too soft may be overripe and unsuitable for consumption. But the black skin of the fruit may indicate that this is one of the varieties of avocado.
- You don't have to buy expensive extra virgin olive oil to make this appetizer.. It is produced by mechanical processing of olives and is the most useful. But when fried, all its beneficial properties are unfortunately lost.
Step by step recipe
- Toast 2 pieces of bread in a lightly greased pan.
- Remove the pit and peel 100 g of avocado. Cut it into thin slices.
- Take 70 g of lightly salted fish and cut it into small strips. Fold them in the shape of a rose.
- Place avocado around the fish.
- Spread 70 g of cream cheese on toasted bread.
- Carefully place the prepared fish and avocado on top.
- Then garnish with dill.
Video recipe for making bruschetta with red fish
Please watch this video. It shows how to properly prepare bruschetta with fish and avocado.
Bruschetta with roast beef and sun-dried tomatoes
- Snack is being prepared 40 minutes.
- It will work out 1 serving.
- Necessary kitchen utensils and dishes: blender, frying pan, knife, spoon and cutting board.
Ingredients
| Beef tenderloin | 200 g |
| Rosemary | 2 branches |
| Garlic | 1.5 cloves |
| Dill | taste |
| Basil | bunch |
| Parmesan (grated) | 50 g |
| Lettuce leaves | taste |
| Dijon mustard | taste |
| Sunflower seeds (hulled) | 50 g |
| Butter | 50 g |
| Sparkling water (mineral) | 60 ml |
| Olive oil | 30 g |
| Asparagus | taste |
| Mini spinach | taste |
| Radish | taste |
| lettuce | taste |
| Sun-dried tomatoes | taste |
| Bread | 1 piece |
| Vegetable charcoal | for deboning |
Step by step recipe
- First, prepare the pesto sauce. Place a bunch of basil, 50 g of peeled sunflower seeds, 0.5 cloves of garlic, 50 g of grated Parmesan, 30 g of olive oil and 30 ml of sparkling water in a blender bowl. Grind the sauce using a blender.
- Take 200g beef tenderloin and coat it evenly in vegetable charcoal.
- Place the meat in a hot frying pan, into which pour 30 g of olive oil. Fry on both sides for about 5 minutes.
- Add 2 sprigs of rosemary, 1 clove of crushed garlic and 50 g of butter to the pan. When the butter melts, start pouring it over the meat, this will make it more flavorful.
- Reduce heat and cover the pan with a lid or another pan. Leave to simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- Place the cooked meat on a plate. Slice the bread and lightly fry it in the same mixture in which the meat was fried.
- Spread the sauce on the bread. Top with lettuce, mini spinach, some lettuce and more sauce.
- Then slice the roast beef into thin slices and place a few slices on top of the bruschetta.
- Add the rest of the ingredients little by little, namely asparagus, mustard and radishes. Then season with olive oil.
- Garnish with sun-dried tomatoes, dill and lightly sprinkle with charcoal.
Video recipe for making bruschetta with roast beef and sun-dried tomatoes
Please watch this video. It shows the original recipe for making bruschetta with black roast beef.
Recipe for bruschetta with champignons and tomatoes
- Snack is being prepared 20 minutes.
- It will work out 2 servings.
- Necessary kitchenware and utensils: cutting board, grill pan and knife.
Ingredients
Step by step recipe
Video recipe for making bruschetta with champignons and tomatoes
Please watch this video. It shows you how to make sun-dried tomato bruschetta.
- If you decide to toast your ciabatta slices on the grill or in the oven, don't overdo it. A crispy crust should appear on it, but it should not turn into a cracker. The inside of the baked goods should remain soft, this is the secret to the success of delicious bruschetta.
- By combining the ingredients correctly, you can create a new, interesting recipe. Try combining different types of cheese, vegetables, herbs, fresh tomatoes, meat or fish.
- In the original recipe, the bread is dried in a dry frying pan and then thickly coated with sauce.
Serving the dish
This dish is served as an aperitif, before serving the main courses. It can be served with other cold appetizers, such as meatloaf, cold cuts, various sandwiches and pate. This appetizer is served on a flat and wide plate. Since bruschetta is eaten with your hands, no utensils are needed. If desired, you can serve any soft drinks with this dish.
When creating this snack, try to make it as convenient for consumption as possible. Do not put too many ingredients, otherwise they will spill out during consumption and cause inconvenience to your guests.
Recipe options
- At the beginning of any feast, various snacks are always served. This is a common truth that every housewife should remember. To make a good impression on your guests, prepare. This unusual dish can be made with various fillings.
- You can add special ingredients that will make this snack much tastier.
- not only tasty, but also very healthy.
- And homemade will appeal to all fast food lovers.
Bruschetta is a classic Italian with a special “trick”, which is cooked on coals from ciabatta and various fillings. At first glance, this dish can be called a banal sandwich or sandwich, but it has a unique taste.
The editors have prepared recipes for bruschetta adapted to Russian cuisine. Believe me, it’s easy to make a real restaurant appetizer from ordinary ingredients.
How to prepare bruschetta?
Classic Italian bruschetta is made from slices of toasted ciabatta (traditional Italian bread made from wheat flour and yeast), rubbed with garlic and drizzled with olive oil, and toppings that can have the most unexpected and affordable ingredients.
Many housewives are stopped from making bruschetta by “overseas” ingredients that cannot be found on store shelves. But this should not be an obstacle for you, since experienced chefs have long modernized bruschetta recipes for Russian housewives.
Housewife tricks:
- Instead of Italian ciabatta, a baguette or loaf, cut into slices 1 cm thick, is perfect for making bruschetta;
- Hot coals for Italian snacks are ideally replaced by a gas stove with a frying pan, an oven grate or a grill, on which pieces of bread are baked until crispy without adding oil;
- The perfect Italian bruschetta can only be achieved with high-quality Extra Virgin olive oil;
- The toasted base for bruschetta should be greased with garlic and olive oil while still hot, then the bread will be perfectly saturated with aromas and will give a unique taste to the future “sandwich”;
- Absolutely any products and vegetables are suitable as a filling for bruschetta, which can be used alone or in an original combination.
Bruschetta Recipes
Summer is considered the best time for “proper” Italian bruschetta, which is usually filled with seasonal vegetables. These can be tomatoes, eggplants, mushrooms, sweet peppers and a variety of greens from the garden. The beauty of these quick sandwiches is that you can make them with whatever you have in the fridge.
Bruschetta with tomatoes - a classic of the genre
Compound:
- Mini baguette – 1 pc.
- Curd cheese – 200 g
- Red and yellow cherry tomatoes – 3 pcs.
- Basil, salt, pepper, oregano - to taste
Preparation: Cut the baguette in half and toast on a wire rack in the oven until golden brown. While still warm, thoroughly rub the bread with chopped garlic and drizzle with olive oil. Spread the cooled baguette with curd cheese in an even layer, and place the tomatoes cut into circles on top. Decorate the tomato bruschetta with basil and any other herbs of your choice. Before serving, you can cut the sandwiches into portions.
A secret: the recipe for bruschetta with tomatoes can be converted into a dish for dietary nutrition - replace the white baguette with slices of bran bread, and instead of curd cheese, add tofu cheese to the dish. This option is perfect for a “healthy” office snack for those who are watching their figure.
Bruschetta with Caprese cheese
Compound:
- White homemade bread – 4 slices
- Tomato – 1 pc.
- Mozzarella cheese – 150 g
- Pepper, oregano, fresh basil
Preparation: Brown the bread in a frying pan or on a wire rack in the oven, season with olive oil and garlic. Place sliced cheese and tomato on top of the hot toast. Decorate with greens.
Tip: you can make bruschetta with cheese with an original Italian “twist” using sun-dried tomatoes, which even an inexperienced housewife can prepare - the vegetables are cut into 4 parts, peeled from seeds and dried on a baking sheet in the oven for 6-8 hours, after which they are perfectly stored in refrigerator for a long time.
Bruschetta with eggplant “Vegetable delight”
Compound:
- Loaf – 1 pc.
- Eggplant – 1 pc.
- Capers – 50 g
- Mozzarella cheese – 100 g
Preparation: Fry the loaf in a dry frying pan or on the grill until golden brown, rub with garlic and sprinkle with olive oil. Cut the eggplants into thin strips, mix with chopped garlic and fry in olive oil until tender. Place a layer of cheese, eggplant, capers on toast and garnish the sandwich with basil leaves.
Note: bruschetta with eggplants can be transformed into a “variegated” work of culinary art - add bright red tomatoes and yellow bell peppers to the eggplants and get a culinary hit of the season for any occasion.
“Rich” bruschetta with salmon and pesto sauce
Compound:
- White bread – 4 slices
- Salmon (on the forehead) – 200 g
- Pine nuts – 50 g
- Parmesan cheese – 30 g
- Basil – 50 g
Preparation: Make toast from the bread and brush it with olive oil and garlic (to taste). Prepare the pesto sauce by thoroughly grinding the basil, pine nuts and grated Parmesan cheese in a mortar. Grease the “sandwiches” with pesto sauce, and place the fish cut into plates on top.
An important point: bruschetta can be prepared with any fish or meat - it can be canned tuna, boiled chicken or juicy ham, which will give the Italian “sandwich” an original taste and appearance.
You're probably wondering what snacks to take with you. Do you want something appetizing, filling and unusual? Make some bruschetta!
What it is?
Bruschetta is a traditional Italian dish consisting of toasted, toasted bread, rubbed with butter and garlic, and toppings. It would seem that this is an ordinary sandwich, but bruschetta has a very spicy taste and amazing aroma. This dish is positioned as an antipasto appetizer, that is, served before the main meal.
Bruschetta first appeared supposedly in the 15th century in the villages of central Italy. Initially, it was prepared and eaten by the poor, but then the appetizer became popular, and today it is a traditional dish loved by many Italians.
Cooking features
To make bruschetta truly tasty and piquant, you need to remember a few important points:
- Proper bread. In Italy they use traditional bread - ciabatta. But you can also use regular bread, and preferably a loaf or French baguette. There should not be any additives in it, they will interrupt the taste of the other components.
- Proper preparation of bread. The bread is not fried in oil, as many people do, but only dried in a frying pan or grill, without oil, until a light golden brown crust appears.
- It is rubbed with garlic and oil. It is imperative to use olive oil, and it must be of the highest quality and cold pressed. Only it has a rich and at the same time delicate taste and unique aroma that make Italian bruschetta so delicious.
- As for the filling, it can be almost anything, it all depends on your taste preferences. And in Italy they most often use tomatoes and basil, ham,... You can also omit the filling; bread with butter and garlic is delicious on its own.
- If you want to make the taste of bruschetta brighter, use spices. It's better to add them to the filling.
How to cook?
How to make Italian bruschetta? Below are several recipes.
Recipe No. 1
You can prepare bruschetta, beloved by almost all Italians, with tomatoes and basil. To do this you will need:
- 4 pieces of loaf or white bread;
- 2 tomatoes or 150-200 grams of cherry tomatoes;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- three tablespoons of olive oil;
- three to four sprigs of green basil;
- salt to taste.
Preparation:
- First, dry the bread in the oven or in a frying pan without oil.
- Peel the garlic and grate the bread with one clove and finely chop the other or crush it using a garlic press.
- Brush the bread with olive oil.
- Cut the tomatoes into rings, place on bread, and add salt.
- Tear the basil and place it on the tomatoes along with the chopped garlic.
- Ready!
Recipe No. 2
Bruschetta with mozzarella cheese and olives will be delicious. Prepare the following ingredients:
- 5 pieces of loaf;
- 100 grams of mozzarella;
- 10-15 olives;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- two or three tablespoons of olive oil;
- salt to taste.
How to cook? It's simple:
- Dry the bread in the oven or in a frying pan (without adding oil) so that it acquires a piquant golden brown crust.
- Rub the toasted bread with olive oil and garlic and add a little salt if desired.
- Cut the mozzarella into small slices and place on pieces of bread.
- Place two or three olives on each slice. The snack is ready!
Recipe No. 3
You can make bruschetta with salmon and capers. Here's what you'll need for this:
- five slices of loaf or white bread;
- 10-15 capers;
- 150 grams of lightly salted salmon fillet;
- two tablespoons of olive oil;
- two cloves of garlic.
Preparation:
- Toast the bread in a frying pan, on the grill or in the oven. Rub it with olive oil and garlic.
- Cut the salmon fillet into thin slices.
- Place a slice on each piece of bread. Place 2-3 capers on top.
Recipe No. 4
Bruschetta with eggplant and feta cheese will be very spicy and satisfying. You will need:
- 5-7 slices of white bread or loaf;
- one small eggplant;
- four to five cloves of garlic;
- 150 grams of feta cheese;
- a quarter glass of olive oil;
- salt to taste.
Preparation:
- First, toast the bread on the grill, in a frying pan, or in the oven and rub it with olive oil (save some for frying the eggplant). Peel the garlic, but use only two cloves for grating.
- Cut the eggplant into layers.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the eggplant on both sides until golden brown.
- Place the eggplant slices on the bread.
- Finely chop the garlic with a knife and place on.
- Cut the feta into cubes and place on the bruschetta.
Recipe No. 5
Prepare bruschetta with bacon and green onions. Required:
- 4 slices of bread;
- 100 grams of bacon;
- 5 tablespoons of olive oil;
- three to four arrows of green onions;
- one clove of garlic.
Preparation:
- Toast and rub the bread with garlic and some olive oil.
- Fry the bacon in the remaining oil and place on the bread.
- Chop the onion and sprinkle it over the bacon.
Be sure to make bruschetta and enjoy its taste!