appetizers will never be the same

It’s the weekend, so a little noshing is more than welcome around here. And I got to show off my beautiful new Olive Baguette Tray and matching wood bowls from Vagabond House. (To my family, of course!) 

I whipped up my favorite tomato bruschetta and just zhushed up some store-bought olives and hummus. Our local bakery, C’est si Bon had the perfect French baguette to go with these kinds of goodies, but crusty sourdough is my personal favorite. 

I love how versatile this set is. You can use it with the bowls on the tray and then arrange bread slices around that, or the bowls can be place around the tray freeing up more room for bread in the tray, and you could even add some nuts, cheese and salami. Yum!

Those little bowls are really the perfect size! Each of the four pieces can also be used separately and individually. The pewter detail on the tray is really special, so I mirrored that detail with some freshly-cut olive branches from my backyard.

Just for fun, little chamomile flowers from the garden brighten everything up! 

Summer is the best time to enjoy bruschetta when it's made with fresh-picked garden tomatoes, but the grocery store had some gorgeous heirloom tomatoes, so I couldn’t resist making some for the weekend.  

 

Here’s how I make this easy bruschetta. I do love garlic, so you can reduce the amount if you’d like.  

Easy Tomato Bruschetta 

 

Serves 4-6 people as a light antipasto 

Ingredients 

4 medium sized tomatoes, de-seeded and cut into rough cubes 

A handful of fresh basil, chiffonade or roughly chop 

A good pour of olive oil 

2 cloves of grated garlic 

Salt and pepper, to taste 

Toasted slices of Italian, French or Sourdough bread 

 

Directions 

Mix tomatoes and salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Then add garlic and basil. Finish off with the olive oil. Make sure there’s enough olive oil to cover the tomatoes and so there's a little extra liquid in the bowl. (This can be made ahead of time for the flavors to meld. Half an hour to an hour is perfect.)   

Toast bread slices until they are nicely toasted on both sides. Top toasted bread with desired amount of bruschetta mixture.  

(BTW, it's pronounced    broo · skeh · tuh) 

 

Cheers to the weekend! What are you up to? 

ciao! fabiana 

 

 

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Olive Baguette Tray with Wood Bowls from Vagabond House