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BRUSCHETTA TOSCANA

Tuscan style Bruschetta

This is a very popular Tuscan appetizer.  The bruschetta was originally prepared by the peasants to taste the newly made olive oil.  The simplest ingredients – just bread, olive oil and salt - guarantee the full taste of the extra virgin olive oil.

INGREDIENTS

• 6 slices of Tuscan bread (1 cm thick – approx. .5 inch)
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Garlic
• Salt

PREPARATION

• Place the slices of bread in the toaster or on a grill over fire.
• Grill until slightly brown. Place on a large plate.  
• Cut the head of a slice of garlic.  
• Rub the garlic on the bread.  
• Add about 1 tbsp. of oil to each slice of bread.  
• Wait until the oil is absorbed.  
• Add salt and serve.

Pair this dish with....

Chianti Rùfina

This is a full bodied, ruby red wine with a hint of purple that goes well with appetizers like the Bruchetta Toscana, as well as Tuscan red meat, game and poultry when stewed. The wine is made from a combination of Sangiovese (90%) and Canaiolo nero (10%) grapes, which gives its medium dry body balanced perfectly with tannins which remains harmonic and persistent to the palate.