Italian Bruschetta with Tomato, onion, garlic and mozzarella.

Prep time : 5 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Total time : 20 mins

Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6 slices

Ingredients

Slices of french bread (Baguette): 6 or normal white bread slices
Diced Tomato: 1/2 cup
Chopped Onion: 1/2 cup
Chopped Garlic: 1 tbsp finely
Chopped Green chili: 1 tsp finely
Olive oil / Good refine oil: 1 tbsp
Butter : for brushing
1 tbsp : Dry basil or fresh coriander or mixed herbs or Italian seasoning
Mozzarella cheese : grated about 6 - 8 tsp
Salt: 1 tsp

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil or any good refine oil in a pan and add chopped garlic and onion. Saute for a minute.
2. Add tomato, green chilies, dry basil/mixed herbs, salt and cook for few seconds. If adding coriander then add later.
Don't let tomato get over cooked.
3. Brush butter on the slices of baguette bread or plain slices, add the above mixture on bread as topping. Add a tsp of grated cheese on each slice.
4. Cook the bread in preheated oven at 190-200 degree centigrade for about 7-8 minutes or till bread is crisp.

Italian bruschetta is ready.
Serve hot.