Bruschetta

Ingredients:

baguette or ciabatta

4 tomatoes, diced

2 spring onions, finely diced

2 garlic cloves, 1 minced and the other peeled and cut in half

basil leaves - approx 10, chopped

olive oil

salt and pepper

• Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees
• In a bowl mix together the tomatoes, spring onions, minced garlic and basil. Season and add a good glug of good quality olive oil. Put to one side for 15 minutes or so.
• Slice the bread and bake in the hot oven for a couple of minutes.
• Remove the bread slices from the oven and rub the halved garlic pieces on each slice. Drizzle with a little olive oil and top each slice with a spoonful of the tomato mixture. Cook in the oven for another 10-15 minutes until the edges of the bread are starting to crisp.
• Arrange the bruschetta on a plate and drizzle with a little more olive oil to serve.