Disclosure: For this recipe, Red Gold was kind enough to send us a cooking pack filled with an apron and cans of tomatoes for the recipe. Budget Earth, however, received no monetary compensation for this recipe.
You’re invited to a party! Red Gold’s Summer Grilling Party. So what are you planning on bringing? Honestly, I’ve never manned a grill so I decided I’d bring the appetizers. Considering how late I already am to this party, I wanted to cook something that wouldn’t take much time to whip up. I just finished baking a few loaves of my favorite French baguettes, so I used Red Gold’s recipe for easy bruschetta as a starting point and decided to put my own little spin on it. Thankfully, this takes maybe ten minutes to put together so I should still make it on time. I hope they saved a veggie burger for me…
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can Red Gold Petite Diced Tomatoes
- 2 t olive oil
- 1 clove minced garlic, or ¼t dried minced garlic
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
- 1-2 T butter or buttery spread, melted
- salt and pepper, to taste
- grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 French baguette, cut into ½-in slices
- Combine tomatoes, onion, olive oil, and chopped fresh basil in a medium bowl. If using the dried garlic, add it as well. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. You can make this topping as much as two hours ahead; simply cover and allow the mixture to stand at room temperature, tossing it occasionally.
- Preheat the broiler. Place the baguette slices on a baking sheet and brush slices with the melted butter. If using fresh garlic, add it on top.
- Toast bread until tops are golden brown, watching closely to avoid burning. I tend to check about every thirty seconds, because my oven is temperamental.
In just a few days Red Gold will be ending its Red Gold Summer Grillin’ Party on its Facebook page. During the promotion, which ends July 23rd, Red Gold will be having its last weekly drawing for 1,000 aprons in addition to giving away its grand prize of a Big Green Egg Grill and Red Gold Grilling kit. You can check out the details on their Facebook page and enter here.
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About Demelza Young
Demelza Young is an alumni of Northern Kentucky University. She currently enjoys volunteering her time in her local community, reviewing online content with her cat, and sharing quality recipes.
oh oh yummy yummy and just erfect for this weekend Something not too filling but just perfect for snacks Thank you for posting and so easy to make YES
Always thought something like this would be too difficult; when I saw this, immediately decided could do it! Made it for get together and had rave reviews. YUMMY!
Not only for parties -good for light lunch too
This looks so yummy! I don’t know why I never thought of canned tomatoes for a recipe like this.
I use them all the time to make a quick marinara for myself – but Oh My! The Bruschetta looks delicious!
(The only bad thing about bruschetta is that every time I see the word I see Giada De Laurentis – you know, the tv chef who is all teeth, big head, and cleavage – saying “Broos-KET-ta”)
Ok, so now you know how my mind works!
I love Bruschetta. Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh YUM! This looks so good, and even sounds good that I’ve decided to Pin this one for sure. Plus I have all these ingredients in the house except for the bread, but it’s okay I have to go to the store anyway. What a great little appetizer this would make for company too. You could get the long french bread, and make little tiny slices. woo hoo I can taste it now. My gramma (from Sicily) use to make fresh bread, and do all kinds of neat little tricks to it. Man, I wish I would have wrote everything down while she was cooking. 🙁 She was great. Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂 Oh, one more thing! I have a Recipe linky on Fridays I sure hope you can come down and share this one or some of your other recipes with us.j THANKS! See you then my new friend. Going to follow all your social networks 🙂
I love crunchy breads with anything and everything on top! I love the sound of this one for sure and will be trying maybe this weekend? Thanks so much for sharing this delicious sounding recipe
This looks and sounds delicious! I still have to make it and try it out for myself but I love this kind of an appetizer for sure!
This looks and sounds delicious! i’ll have to try this out sometime,
I love how easy this is to make! My whole family will enjoy this on italian night!
I’m glad you posted this. I was just thinking I could use a little more bruschetta in my life.
Perfect for our Christmas BBQ! Thanks for the recipe.
I’ve made pizza on the grill and it is a big hit. I’ve never thought of bruschetta, and I look forward to making this. It sure looks good!
I love bruschetta! I keep sliced baguettes in the freezer just to make these with. BUT I never though about using canned tomatoes. I will have to try this