Fresh Tomato Basil Salad with Garlic Crostini
Servings 4 - 6
Equipment
- Baking Sheet
Ingredients
Garlic Crostini:
- 1 large baguette or two small ones, sliced thinly
- Olive oil to taste
- 3 cloves of garlic halved
Tomato Basil Salad:
- 6 small garden tomatoes diced
- Several basil leaves chopped
- 1 clove of garlic sliced thinly
- 1-2 tbsp olive oil to taste
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice a baguette (or two small ones) into thin slices and place them on a baking sheet. Brush each slice with some olive oil.
- Bake in the oven for 5-7 minutes. Flip over and continue to bake for 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and immediately rub the hot crostini slices with the halved garlic cloves, cut side down. Repeat with the remaining crostini and garlic halves.
- Meanwhile, combine the diced tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic slivers, olive oil, crushed red pepper flakes, and sea salt & freshly cracked pepper to taste. Mix until well combined.
- Serve the tomato basil salad with the garlic crostini. Enjoy.