Bruschetta

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat your oven on the broiler setting.
2. 2
   Prepare a pot of salted boiling water to blanche the tomatoes. Fill a large bowl with ice water and set aside. Cut a cross shape in either end of the tomatoes and immerse them in the boiling water for about 10-15 seconds. Remove the tomatoes and place them in the ice water to stop the cooking. Then, peel the skin off the tomatoes and dice them.
3. 3
   Combine the tomatoes, basil, garlic, onion, salt, pepper and balsamic vinegar.
4. 4
   Rub the olive oil on the baguette slices with a pastry brush and place them in the oven until toasted, about 1-2 minutes.
5. 5
   Pour the rest of the olive oil into the tomatoes.
6. 6
   Remove the bread from the oven and rub them with garlic.
7. 7
   Scoop the tomatoes onto the bread and serve.