Basic Bruschetta

Name: Basic Bruschetta
Ingredients: 8 1/4- to 1/2-inch-thick slices good-quality bread (see notes); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 clove garlic, halved; Sea salt

4 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

8 1/4- to 1/2-inch-thick slices good-quality bread (see notes)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, halved
Sea salt

Directions

1

Heat charcoal or gas grill to hot (you can hold your hand 1 to 2 inches above grill only 2 to 3 seconds), or set a rack 4 inches from a broiler on high. Lightly brush both sides of bread slices with olive oil. Toast, turning as necessary, until both sides are crisp and browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
2

Remove bread from the grill or oven and rub each slice with the cut side of a halved garlic clove. Sprinkle with sea salt. Eat plain or add topping.
3

Note: Nutritional analysis is per bruschetta.
4

Choose a good-quality bread without too many large holes that would let the topping drip through. McIlvaine uses sliced hominy bread, but we found that a batard or pane pugliese also worked well.