Name: Pan Seared Winter Bruschetta with Goat Cheese
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion; 2 – 5 cloves of garlic, peeled & chopped fine; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 3/4 – 2 cups of cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half; 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar; 1 additional teaspoon olive oil; Several fresh basil leaves, rolled and sliced (chiffonade); freshly toasted slices of french bread; goat cheese, softened

Ingredients

1/4 cup finely chopped sweet onion
2 – 5 cloves of garlic, peeled & chopped fine
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 3/4 – 2 cups of cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 additional teaspoon olive oil
Several fresh basil leaves, rolled and sliced (chiffonade)

For the bruschetta:

freshly toasted slices of french bread
goat cheese, softened

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Instructions

Chop up the onion and garlic. In a small frying pan, heat the 2 tsp olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and stir and cook until the onion is soft and translucent and the garlic turns golden brown. Stir in the tomatoes and balsamic vinegar, cook and stir for a few minutes until the tomatoes start to wilt. Remove from heat.
Stir in the extra olive oil and basil leaves. Toast the bread, spread with goat cheese and top with the tomato mixture. Garnish with extra basil leaves or flowers if you like.
Enjoy!

Notes

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