Indian Bruschetta

Bruschetta is an Italian snack, and it is extremely easy to make. In Tampere (the place where I live) there are two Italian restaurants - Rosso and Bella Roma and both these places serve real good bruschetta. I guess it must be because of some secret ingredient in the olive oil.

Bruschetta is nothing but bread greased with olive oil and garlic and topped with sun dried tomatoes and other vegetables and/or cheese.

I only had olive oil and garlic, so I made an Indian version of bruschetta :)



Ingredients:

• Bread (preferrably Baguette bread)
  
• Olive oil
• Red pesto
  
• Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1 tomato finely chopped
• 1 capsicum cut into small pieces
• Pickled cucumber (optional! we get this in plenty in Finland, so I tend to use it a lot)
• Grated cheese
• 6-8 black olives
• pepper
  

Effort: 20 mins

Serves: 2 persons

Cut the bread into small pieces. Apply olive oil, garlic paste and/or red pesto. Sprinkle cut onions, capsicum, tomatoes, pickled cucumber over the cut pieces. Sprinkle grated cheese and some freshly ground pepper. Cut black olives in small circular pieces and arrange them on each slice of bread.

You can add whatever comes to your mind on the bread slices, use your innovation :)

Bake the dish for about 15-20 mins at 100C.

You can keep this for starters in a party. Top each slice with a basil leaf.
This is a popular dish with the kids :)