Ingredients 6 slices thickly-cut bread, preferably Italian
450g fresh tomatoes
50g fresh basil
150 ml olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Preparation In a low oven, toast the bread until each slice is completely dry and crisp.
Roughly dice the tomatoes (there is no need to peel them), and finely chop the basil.
Add the basil, olive oil and seasoning to the tomatoes.
Spoon on top of the bread slices and serve immediately. (The bread should still be slightly warm)
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Thanks everyone for the votes and comments. Yes I know that most people know this as bruschetta, but I used the name that was in cook book the recepie came from.
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Oh I love that stuff. Yum. Some diffusion on the lighting would have made this better. Otherwise nicely done. I debated on whether the plate worked or not but, decided it worked just fine. I even like the little bread crumbs on the plate.
The food and the presentation looks good. There is just some uneven lighting across the photo. A little too dark on the right. I think the use of a reflector might take care of that for you next time.
ooooh! I love bruschetta! The lighting seems a little harsh (the highlights on the basil are a tad bright), and the plate is very busy. A simpler background may have served you a little better. It did make my mouth water, though...
I think the vivid colors of the plate steal the drama from the food. A simpler plate or even a cutting board would have made the bruschetta the soloist, while here it seems to be playing a duette.
Coming back to leave comments now. Lovely presentation of this tasty appetizer. Love the design on the plate for it adds a nod to this being an italian recipe. Lighting on the subject is lovely and the colors really pop. My critiques are small but I feel it would have made this even more mouthwatering. The bread looks a little too dry and toasty - visually it makes me want to reach out for the bottle of olive oil that I am sure that is just out of sight of the composition. Don't get me wrong a good crisp crunchy bread is good but with a dash of olive oil when toasted or after will make it taste divine. It may have had that olive oil added to the bread but don't 'see' any evidence of that - if that is the case then pulling back a bit to include an attractive bottle of olive and maybe a pepper shaker in the background bokeh style would have added some punch to the shot. The other critique is that the basil doesn't look 100% tip top fresh - the edges of the cut basil look bruised with the deeper green edges - it looks like it has had time to sit and either absorb the juices from the tomatoes or it shows the bruising after x amount of time after cutting. It is still fresh but just not '30 seconds straight out from the kitchen prepared fresh'. Still a simple, tasty, and well presented snack that garners an 8.
YUMM My basil plants go wild every summer but with this heat wave, I have to water them twice a day. Isn't your dish called bruscetta? Whatever, it sure does make me hungry.
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