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Ingredients
- 2 lbs ripe tomatoes, cored, halved, seeded, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces
- 3 garlic cloves (2 minced, 1 halved)
- sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (plus more for dirzzling)
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 loaf ciabatta, cut on a diagonal into 1/3-inch slices (or baguette)
- 14 cup packed fresh basil leaf, coarsely chopped
Method
- Toast or grill bread slices and set aside to cool.
- Combine tomatoes and minced garlic in a large bowl.
- Season generously with salt and pepper.
- Add 3 tbsp oil and vinegar; toss to mix well.
- Cover and let tomatoes marinate at room temperature, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 hours to allow flavors to develop.
- Rub one side of toasted bread with cut sides of remaining garlic clove; drizzle bread with oil and in half crosswise.
- Add basil to tomato mixture in bowl and toss well.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Arrange crostini on platter.
- Spoon some tomato mixture on top of eah crostini.
