Bruschetta Boats Recipe
Packed with
fresh vegetables and zingy tastes,
this recipe is easy to assemble and make at home. A
great, healthy treat for
kids when they get home.
Serves: 4 People
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
Large French
stick 3 small red onions
A bunch of spring onions
A punnet
(approx 15) cherry
tomatoes Half a jar of pesto
Extra virgin
olive oil 2 cloves of garlic
Step
by step:
Finely chop the garlic and red onions.
Put both
onions and garlic
in a bowl with 2 spoons of olive oil and mix together by hand.
Slice cherry
tomatoes into quarters
and mix in with onions and garlic.
Cut the French stick lengthways down the middle into 2 halves, then cut into ‘boats’
making 8 pieces.
Crust downwards, drizzle a little
olive oil over the bread.
Put the bread pieces,
crust down, under the
grill and toast
lightly.
Chop the spring onions.
Take bread from grill and lightly spread on
pesto.
Place toasted
bread pieces onto a plate and top with the mix from the bowl.
Sprinkle chopped
spring onions over the
top of the mix.
Drizzle balsamic vinegar over each
slice in a zigzag
or any pattern.
Use up
Leftover cooked meats or fish can also be used up on the topping, like smoked ham, sardines or salami.
Variations
Any variety of tomatoes can be used but cherry tomatoes
have more flavour.
Extra flavour
Try adding a
pinch of chilli if you like spicy food or fresh herbs like coriander.
Freezer advice
The French sticks can be bought at a reduced price at your local
shop and frozen
until needed. Leave
out to thaw thoroughly for an hour before
use.
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