Bruschetta ; Simple, Fast to prepare, good to eat and low in calories.

Standard Bruschetta as a starter for the main course, OR just as a simple breakfast meal.

I am a beginner cook, in fact this Circuit Breaker (CB in short) from 7th April till 1st June has given me plenty of opportunities to start on a new hobby, cooking healthy, nutritious food which is tasty too. I have been slow off the mark - just like our Govt has been slow off the mark to stop the spread of the tricky COVID - 19 spread amongst our foreign workers living in cramped dormitories. Hopefully things will be much under control in the coming 1 - 2 weeks. 

Getting back on point, Bruschetta is an Italian dish which is easy to prepare and cook. Look at the picture above. The ingredients for this simple dish are as below :

a) Grated cheese (Parmesan) 

b) Cherry tomatoes (2 per slice of bread)

c) Baguette bread (2 slices)

d) Basil herb leaves.

e) Black pepper seasoning

f) Olive oil.

Calories per slice : 60 ; Total 2 slices : 120 calories.

My own dish is slightly different. I use Multi-grain bread as the base. So here is my version of this much loved dish for this morning 5th May 2020. 

a) Emmenthal cheese (sliced)

b) Cherry tomatoes (2 per slice of bread)

c) Multi grain bread (2 slices)

d) Basil herbs (from bottle)

e) Black Pepper seasoning 

e) Olive oil (1 - 2 teaspoons per slice)

Calories per slice (my estimate) : 100 (due to more cheese :))  Total 2 slices : 200 calories.

Preparation

1.Cut the cherry tomatoes into small slices (I dont have a grinder or mixer)

2. Add olive oil to the bread

3. Place the cheese onto the bread

4. Add a dash of basil grated herbs and black pepper. (can be after the toasting). 

5. Place inside oven for 10 minutes.

6. Watch as the bread slowly browns out and the cheese is slightly melted.

Voila ! What you see above (sans the basil leaves herbs) is the end product.

It was washed down with my morning coffee. Perfect !! 

Just this last weekend, we had the privilege from ordering takeout from Garibaldi (1 michelin star) restaurant and I must say, their bruschetta is really top billing and super tasty.  It is reminiscent of the top picture with super crunchy bread (almost like a rusk).

More pictures of the Garibaldi dinner in another post.