Far Rider Bruschetta

[toejam]

french bread cut into 1" thick slices
6 cloves minced garlic
1 bag dried tomatoes
1 cup chopped FRESH basil (we pull them off our plant)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
whatever stinky cheese you happen to have lying around (I used parmesian)
If you can afford it, some prosciutto
Combine the EVOO, basil, garlic, salt and pepper and set aside to marinate while you get the other stuff ready
Soak the tomatoes in water to get them softened up
Toast the bread slices on both sides. I didn't, but you can butter it if you want, combined with the garlic. I used the oven on broil. That way, you can use the same settings to melt the cheese.
Brush or drizzle the EVOO/basil/salt and pepper/garlic mixture on one side of the toast
Place some of the prosciutto (optional, not recommended for heart patients - 1/2 slice, quarter slice, or chop it up, whatever you want) on the toast and EVOO mix.
Place the tomatoes on top, either whole or chopped.
Grate some stinky cheese on top of that.
Place into oven until cheese melts (this only takes a few seconds!)
Serve with some fresh fruit or soup.
I am not sure how you would use these as hors deourves without the bread getting too soggy but I am thinking about it. You will want to go sparingly on the EVOO or maybe eliminate it altogether.
I made this for Mrs. Toe and she loved it. Normally you'd drizzle the EVOO on last, but since I was eliminating the butter I replaced it with the EVOO and it worked. Experiment!

[peterd]

That sound good toejam. Here is receipt for Bruschetta from Southern Italy

Chop roma tomatoes, add roasted garlic and finely chopped onions. Serve it on tosted brown bread.

[Far Rider]

Brown bread, huh?

I have had something like that but with Italian bread.

[peterd]

German rye bread. It has good flavor.