Bruschetta (Round 2)

I made bruschetta in an earlier post, but it was made quite differently.  My husband thinks this is the superior recipe, so I'm sharing it!  Again, this was all about using what I had and buying what I love and pulling it altogether!

Ingredients:

Loaf of Italian bread (by the bakery/deli)

2 Roma tomatoes

Small jar of basil pesto spread (by the spaghetti sauce)

Mozzarella cheese (that you slice yourself; not shredded.  the best kind is in the gourmet cheese section.)

Margarine

Garlic salt

Oregano

Slice the bread into thick pieces.  Butter each side and toast each side on top of the stove.  I prefer to do it in an iron skillet.  This way each side gets crisp, but the center is still soft-- easy to bite and chew!

While toasting your bread, cut the tomatoes into chunks and sprinkle with garlic salt and oregano.

Mix the basil pesto spread with the tomatoes.  Use as little or as much as you'd like.

When the bread is all toasty, layer one side with cheese then spoon the tomato/pesto mix on top.

This tastes so good!  We made it two days in a row!

It's great for summer because it's not heavy, it's cool, and you can visit the farmers market for your maters!

Bruschetta and Chicken & Cucumbers

Bruschetta

This was my first attempt to make bruschetta.  I love it at restaurants and have seen it made several different ways.  I took my favorite things about each version and combined them!

*Cut a loaf of italian bread, butter, and cook in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes (until toasty)

*Slice mozzarella cheese (get the real stuff! in the deli section) and set aside

*Dice 2 roma tomatoes and mix with olive oil, garlic salt, italian seasoning, basil, oregano

*Take the bread out of the oven and top it with the cheese and the the tomato mix

*Eat up!

Chicken & Cucumbers

This was a yummy dinner I made last week.  We love healthy food that tastes delish!
*The garlic parmesan bread was from a local pizzeria, so you'll just have to substitute with your favorite bread
*The chicken was marinated in a white wine & herb seasoning packet and then grilled
*For the cucumbers-- I sliced them and tossed them with some salt and set them on a paper towel to dry. I mixed some vinegar, hint of sugar, cilantro, salt, and pepper together and then drizzled it over the cucumbers.

Yum-o!
What are some of your favorite summer dishes?