Recipes from Helle

Okay this recipe has my mouth watering just thinking about it. It is truly a favorite of mine and I always look forward to the end of summer when the big beautiful juicy homegrown tomatoes are ready to become this delicious appetizer. It is greatly superior to the store bought kind and so without further ado here’s the recipe.

• 5 vine ripened tomatoes diced
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup basil leaves, chopped or snipped finely
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp balsamic or apple cider vinegar

This recipe is really simple enough. Put the diced tomatoes in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Let em sit for 5 minutes. Add the garlic, basil, olive oil, and vinegar and toss gently. Let stand for 30 minutes. Simple no? Serve this on toasted sour dough or french bread. Try not to drool in the bowl while you prepare it.

This dish is a good side for that lasagna that I posted the other day. Another alternative is to make that sauce from the lasagna (its actually an all-purpose spaghetti sauce) and serve it with angel hair pasta with the bruschetta as a side. Absolutely scrumtralescent!