Fresh sweet ripe summer tomatoes never tasted so good.
Tomato mixture:
1 large tomato, finely diced and drained
1 clove garlic, passed through press
dash salt
1/4 tsp sugar
dash black pepper
dash crushed red pepper
palmful fresh basil leaves, minced
1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
basil leaves to garnish
1/2 baguette bread, sliced at an angle, or 6 slices Italian bread, each cut in half
2 Tbsp butter plus 1 Tbsp olive oil
Mix together the tomato mixture ingredients in a medium bowl. Allow to marinate.
Preheat broiler if using baguette. Toast Italian bread slices if using Italian loaf. Toast baguettes, if using, under broiler just until browned - watch carefully as they cook quickly.
Melt the butter in the oil in a small bowl in the microwave. Butter the toast points evenly with the butter/oil mix. Distribute the tomato mixture on the warm buttered toasts. Garnish with pieces of fish basil leaves. Serve.
Makes 18-20 toast points (if using baguette)
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