Fresh Mozzarella Bruschetta
If you've got crusty french bread, ripe roma tomatoes and fresh mozzarella balls, you're most of the way to this vegetarian: about 60 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and grill / broiler. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (4)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Gluten Dairy
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F) or heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
- Slice the french bread on a slight diagonal into pieces about 1.5 cm thick, brush both sides lightly with some of the olive oil, and toast for 5 to 6 minutes until golden and crisp.
- While the bread is still warm, rub one side of each slice with a halved garlic clove for a gentle garlic flavor.
- Dice the roma tomatoes and the fresh mozzarella into small even pieces and combine in a bowl.
- Tear the basil leaves and add to the bowl along with the remaining olive oil, oregano, coarse salt, and black pepper, then toss gently.
- Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes so the flavors meld and the tomatoes release a little juice.
- Spoon the tomato and mozzarella topping generously onto the toasted bread and serve at once before the bread softens.
You'll use: Oven · Grill / broiler · Pan · Grill pan
Tips & common questions
How long does Fresh Mozzarella Bruschetta take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Fresh Mozzarella Bruschetta vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Adapted recipe — rewritten in our own wording from an open-licensed community cookbook, not yet independently kitchen-tested by Consomee. How we source, test & correct recipes.
Fresh Mozzarella Bruschetta is adapted by Consomee from the Wikibooks Cookbook, rewritten in our own wording and used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: FreshMozzarellaBruschetta.jpg (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure — how we source recipes.