Bruschetta Caprese

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Bruschetta Caprese - Mutti Cherry Tomatoes & Vannella Buffalo Bocconcini

It’s good to eat with the seasons, but occasionally I want a touch of summer in winter – that’s when I call on a few of my favourite things and create this delicious bruschetta Caprese. Windy Hills Farm pots of living basil are the perfect way to use this summer herb year-round, Vannella’s small buffalo bocconcini are just the right size and Mutti’s canned cherry tomatoes are so plump and firm they taste like fresh ones, except juicier. Serve on bright Italian ceramics with a glass of Prosecco, like the lovely rosé one from Tenuta Sant’ Anna, and be transported to a summer holiday on Italy’s beautiful Amalfi coast. If you have plenty of basil, make some pesto alla Genovese to pop in the fridge and add a touch of summer to everything (see video below)!

Makes 6 pieces

Ingredients
  • 2 large slices sourdough bread
  • Extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
  • 12 canned cherry tomatoes (or very ripe fresh ones, halved)
  • 2 buffalo bocconcini, torn
  • 4 basil leaves, torn
  • Salt flakes, to taste

You’ll need about half a 400g/14oz can of cherry tomatoes for this recipe, so toss the rest through some pasta for dinner with more of that basil and keep the summer feeling alive.

Method
  1. Toast the bread and drizzle it with oil.
  2. Cut each slice into 3 fingers.
  3. Gently crush the tomatoes onto the bread.
  4. Top with pieces of bocconcini then basil.
  5. Sprinkle with salt, drizzle with a little more oil, serve and enjoy!
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